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Animal Science and Veterinary
Norway
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
41
Citations
5275
World Ranking
1112
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Norway Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Bjørn Gjerde is a researcher affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science, with specific subfields including Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. The researcher's focus integrates various aspects of Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, and Genetic Diversity and Population Structure.

Their publication record includes studies published in the journal Mitochondrial DNA Part B. Notably, they have co-authored research with several frequent collaborators, including José Horacio Grau, Jason A. Dunlop, M. Meixner, and Dennis Tappe.

One recent publication by Bjørn Gjerde is titled The complete mitochondrial genome of the pentastomid Linguatula arctica (Pentastomida) from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Northern Norway, published in 2020 in Mitochondrial DNA Part B.

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

  • The complete mitochondrial genome of the pentastomid Linguatula arctica (Pentastomida) from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Northern Norway, 2020, Mitochondrial DNA Part B

  • José Horacio Grau
  • Jason A. Dunlop
  • M. Meixner
  • Dennis Tappe

  • Mitochondrial DNA Part B

Best Publications

  • Occurrence of Parasites on Fruits and Vegetables in Norway

    L. J. Robertson;B. Gjerde

  • Phylogenetic relationships among Sarcocystis species in cervids, cattle and sheep inferred from the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene.

    Bjørn Gjerde

  • Intestinal parasites in swine in the Nordic countries: prevalence and geographical distribution

    A Roepstorff;O Nilsson;A Oksanen;B Gjerde

  • Prevalence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in dairy calves in three areas of Norway.

    Inger Sofie Hamnes;Bjørn Gjerde;Lucy Robertson

  • Occurrence of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in sewage in Norway.

    L. J. Robertson;L. Hermansen;B. K. Gjerde

  • Microbiological analysis of seed sprouts in Norway.

    Lucy J Robertson;Gro S Johannessen;Bjørn K Gjerde;Semir Loncarevic

  • Application of Genotyping during an Extensive Outbreak of Waterborne Giardiasis in Bergen, Norway, during Autumn and Winter 2004

    L. J. Robertson;L. Hermansen;B. K. Gjerde;E. Strand

  • Isolation and enumeration of Giardia cysts, cryptosporidium oocysts, and Ascaris eggs from fruits and vegetables.

    L. J. Robertson;B. Gjerde

  • Prevalence of Trichinella larvae and extra-intestinal nematodes in Norwegian red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).

    Rebecca K. Davidson;Bjørn Gjerde;Turid Vikøren;Atle Lillehaug

  • The zoonotic potential of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Norwegian sheep: a longitudinal investigation of 6 flocks of lambs.

    L.J. Robertson;B.K. Gjerde;E. Furuseth Hansen

  • A longitudinal study on the occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in dogs during their first year of life

    Inger S Hamnes;Inger S Hamnes;Bjørn K Gjerde;Lucy J Robertson

  • Sarcocystis species in red deer revisited: with a re-description of two known species as Sarcocystis elongata n. sp. and Sarcocystis truncata n. sp. based on mitochondrial cox1 sequences.

    Bjørn Gjerde

  • Prevalence of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep and goats in Norway

    Atle V. Meling Domke;Christophe Chartier;Bjørn Gjerde;Johan Höglund

  • Molecular characterisation of Sarcocystis bovifelis, Sarcocystis bovini n. sp., Sarcocystis hirsuta and Sarcocystis cruzi from cattle (Bos taurus) and Sarcocystis sinensis from water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

    Bjørn Gjerde

  • Giardia infections in Cuban children: the genotypes circulating in a rural population

    L. Pelayo;F.A. Nuñez;L. Rojas;E. Furuseth Hansen

  • Occurrence of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in raw waters in Norway.

    Lucy J. Robertson;Bjørn Gjerde

  • GIARDIA DUODENALIS CYSTS ISOLATED FROM WILD MOOSE AND REINDEER IN NORWAY: GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION BY PCR-RFLP AND SEQUENCE ANALYSIS AT TWO GENES

    L. J. Robertson;T. Forberg;T. Forberg;L. Hermansen;I. S. Hamnes;I. S. Hamnes

  • Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths, lungworms and liver fluke in sheep and goats in Norway.

    Atle V. Meling Domke;Christophe Chartier;Bjørn Gjerde;Nils Leine

  • Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in suckling piglets in Norway

    Inger Sofie Hamnes;Bjørn Kåre Gjerde;Torunn Forberg;Lucy Jane Robertson

  • Genetic characterisation of six Sarcocystis species from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Norway based on the small subunit rRNA gene

    Stina S. Dahlgren;Bjørn Gjerde

  • Molecular characterization of five Sarcocystis species in red deer (Cervus elaphus), including Sarcocystis hjorti n. sp., reveals that these species are not intermediate host specific

    Stina S. Dahlgren;Bjørn Gjerde

  • The resurrection of a species: Sarcocystis bovifelis Heydorn et al., 1975 is distinct from the current Sarcocystis hirsuta in cattle and morphologically indistinguishable from Sarcocystis sinensis in water buffaloes

    Bjørn Gjerde

  • Occurrence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Norwegian red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

    Inger S. Hamnes;Bjørn K. Gjerde;Torunn Forberg;Lucy J. Robertson

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucy J. Robertson
Lucy J. Robertson Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Nina Langeland
Nina Langeland Haukeland University Hospital
Snorre Stuen
Snorre Stuen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Kjell Handeland
Kjell Handeland Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Atle Lillehaug
Atle Lillehaug National Veterinary Institute
Olav Østerås
Olav Østerås Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Karl Skírnisson
Karl Skírnisson University of Iceland
Maria Teresa Manfredi
Maria Teresa Manfredi University of Milan
Johan Höglund
Johan Höglund Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Andrew E. Derocher
Andrew E. Derocher University of Alberta

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