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33
Citations
7637
World Ranking
1938
National Ranking
61

Overview

C.G. van Reenen is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands, contributing to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary research. The scientist's work is focused primarily on areas including animal health and immunology, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, animal behavior and welfare studies, human-animal interaction studies, reproductive physiology in livestock, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, as well as genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

The scientist has published extensively across several prominent journals. Frequent venues for publication include:

  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animal Cognition

Recent papers authored by or involving C.G. van Reenen cover a variety of topics related to dairy cow and calf management, stress responses, and behavioral patterns:

  • "Effect of cow-calf contact on cow motivation to reunite with their calf" (2020), Scientific Reports
  • "Comparing gradual debonding strategies after prolonged cow-calf contact: Stress responses, performance, and health of dairy cow and calf" (2022), Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • "Effect of Type of Cow-Calf Contact on Health, Blood Parameters, and Performance of Dairy Cows and Calves" (2022), Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Housing and personality effects on judgement and attention biases in dairy cows" (2021), Scientific Reports
  • "Calf-directed affiliative behaviour of dairy cows in two types of cow-calf contact systems" (2021), Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Collaborations have been an important part of the scientist's career, with several frequent co-authors contributing to the research output. Notable co-authors include:

  • E.A.M. Bokkers
  • Laura E. Webb
  • Sabine Schnabel
  • I.D.E. van Dixhoorn
  • Cynthia Verwer

C.G. van Reenen's research spans main subfields that include small animals, animal science and zoology, genetics, agronomy and crop science, and infectious diseases. These subfields reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the scientist's work aimed at improving the understanding of livestock well-being and productivity under varying environmental conditions.

Best Publications

  • Coping styles in animals: current status in behavior and stress-physiology.

    J.M Koolhaas;S.M Korte;S.F De Boer;B.J Van Der Vegt

  • Heart rate and heart rate variability during a novel object test and a handling test in young horses.

    E.K. Visser;C.G. van Reenen;J.T.N. van der Werf;M.B.H. Schilder

  • Quantifying aspects of young horses' temperament: consistency of behavioural variables

    E.K Visser;C.G van Reenen;H Hopster;M.B.H Schilder

  • Effect of roughage source and roughage to concentrate ratio on animal performance and rumen development in veal calves.

    B.J. Suárez;C.G. Van Reenen;N. Stockhofe;J. Dijkstra

  • The effect of two different housing conditions on the welfare of young horses stabled for the first time

    E.K. Visser;A.D. Ellis;C.G. van Reenen

  • Effects of supplementing concentrates differing in carbohydrate composition in veal calf diets: II. Rumen development.

    B.J. Suárez;C.G. Van Reenen;W.J.J. Gerrits;N. Stockhofe

  • Effects of Supplementing Concentrates Differing in Carbohydrate Composition in Veal Calf Diets: I. Animal Performance and Rumen Fermentation Characteristics

    B.J. Suárez;C.G. Van Reenen;G. Beldman;J. van Delen

  • Stress responses during milking; comparing conventional and automatic milking in primiparous dairy cows.

    H. Hopster;R.M. Bruckmaier;J.T.N. Van der Werf;S.M. Korte

  • Calves' responses to repeated social regrouping and relocation

    I Veissier;A Boissy;A M dePassillé;J Rushen

  • ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM: Interaction between coping style/personality, stress, and welfare: Relevance for domestic farm animals.

    J. M. Koolhaas;C. G. Van Reenen

  • Housing and management factors associated with indicators of dairy cattle welfare.

    M. de Vries;E.A.M. Bokkers;C.G. van Reenen;B. Engel

  • Responses of horses in behavioural tests correlate with temperament assessed by riders

    E. K. Visser;C. G. Van Reenen;M. Rundgren;M. Zetterqvist

  • Behavioural reactivity of heifer calves in potentially alarming test situations: a multivariate and correlational analysis

    C.G Van Reenen;B Engel;L.F.M Ruis-Heutinck;J.T.N Van der Werf

  • Aggregation of measures to produce an overall assessment of animal welfare. Part 2: analysis of constraints

    Raphaëlle Botreau;M. B. M. Bracke;Patrice Perny;Andy Butterworth

  • Individual differences in behavioral and physiological responsiveness of primiparous dairy cows to machine milking.

    C.G. Van Reenen;J.T.N. Van der Werf;R.M. Bruckmaier;H. Hopster

  • Prevalence of respiratory disorders in veal calves and potential risk factors

    M. Brscic;H. Leruste;L.F.M. Heutinck;E.A.M. Bokkers

  • The association between performance in show-jumping and personality traits earlier in life

    E.K. Visser;C.G. Van Reenen;B. Engel;M.B.H. Schilder

  • Learning performances in young horses using two different learning tests.

    E.K Visser;C.G van Reenen;M.B.H Schilder;A Barneveld

  • Simplifying the Welfare Quality® assessment protocol for broiler chicken welfare

    I.C. de Jong;V.A. Hindle;A. Butterworth;B. Engel

  • Applicability of day-to-day variation in behavior for the automated detection of lameness in dairy cows

    R.M. de Mol;G. André;E.J.B. Bleumer;J.T.N. van der Werf

  • Transgenesis may affect farm animal welfare: A case for systematic risk assessment

    C. G. Van Reenen;T. H. E. Meuwissen;H. Hopster;K. Oldenbroek

  • Social isolation may influence responsiveness to infection with bovine herpesvirus 1 in veal calves

    C.G van Reenen;M.H Mars;I.E Leushuis;F.A.M Rijsewijk

Frequent Co-Authors

Eddie A.M. Bokkers
Eddie A.M. Bokkers Wageningen University & Research
Bas Engel
Bas Engel Wageningen University & Research
Harry J. Blokhuis
Harry J. Blokhuis Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Walter J. J. Gerrits
Walter J. J. Gerrits Wageningen University & Research
I.J.M. de Boer
I.J.M. de Boer Wageningen University & Research
Giulio Cozzi
Giulio Cozzi University of Padua
Marta Brscic
Marta Brscic University of Padua
Isabelle Veissier
Isabelle Veissier University of Rennes
Frank Tuyttens
Frank Tuyttens Ghent University
T.B. Rodenburg
T.B. Rodenburg Utrecht University

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