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Eddy Decuypere

Eddy Decuypere

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Belgium
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
86
Citations
24779
World Ranking
47
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Eddy Decuypere is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, with notable focus on Animal Science and Zoology, Plant Science, Aquatic Science, Physiology, and Epidemiology.

Their recent publications demonstrate a concentration on animal nutrition, physiology, and poultry science, featuring studies that investigate the effects of various dietary and management interventions on poultry performance and health.

  • Effects of pre-incubation storage duration and nonventilation incubation procedure on embryonic physiology and post-hatch chick performance, 2022, Poultry Science
  • Effects of in ovo injection of Manihot esculenta extract on hatchability and post-hatch performance of Sasso broiler chickens, 2021, Archiv für Geflügelkunde
  • Nutritional Effects of Dietary Inclusion of Manihot esculenta Crantz Leaf on Isa Brown Older Layers Performance, 2020, International Journal of Poultry Science
  • Effects of Hatching and Feeding Times and Hatchery Temperature on Body and Organs' Weight of Post-hatched Chicks, 2021, DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
  • Financial Implication of Moringa oleifera Leaf Incorporation into Layer-type Chickens' Feed, 2020, International Journal of Poultry Science

The scientist's research topics highlight an emphasis on:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Eddy Decuypere include:

  • K. Tona
  • O.E. Oke
  • O.M. Onagbesan
  • K. Voemesse
  • Nadia Everaert

The scientist's publications are predominantly found in the following journals and venues:

  • International Journal of Poultry Science
  • Poultry Science
  • Archiv für Geflügelkunde
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Eddy Decuypere's research reflects a multidisciplinary approach within agricultural and biological sciences, integrating animal physiology, nutrition, and plant-based feed interventions to address aspects pertinent to poultry science and aquaculture nutrition.

Best Publications

  • Acute heat stress induces oxidative stress in broiler chickens.

    Hai Lin;Eddy Decuypere;Johan Buyse

  • Strategies for preventing heat stress in poultry

    H Lin;HC Jiao;Johan Buyse;Eddy Decuypere

  • Oxidative stress induced by corticosterone administration in broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) 1. Chronic exposure.

    Hai Lin;Eddy Decuypere;Johan Buyse

  • Effects of egg storage time on spread of hatch, chick quality, and chick juvenile growth.

    K. Tona;F. Bamelis;B. De Ketelaere;V. Bruggeman

  • Structurally Different Wheat-Derived Arabinoxylooligosaccharides Have Different Prebiotic and Fermentation Properties in Rats

    Valerie Van Craeyveld;Katrien Swennen;Emmie Dornez;Tom Van de Wiele

  • Effects of Age of Broiler Breeders and Egg Storage on Egg Quality, Hatchability, Chick Quality, Chick Weight, and Chick Posthatch Growth to Forty-Two Days

    K. Tona;O. Onagbesan;B. De Ketelaere;E. Decuypere

  • The day-old chick: a crucial hinge between breeders and broilers

    E. Decuypere;K. Tona;V. Bruggeman;F. Bamelis

  • Factors influencing bruises and mortality of broilers during catching, transport, and lairage

    E Nijdam;P Arens;E Lambooij;Eddy Decuypere

  • Performance and physiological parameters of broiler chickens subjected to fasting on the neonatal period.

    E Gonzales;N Kondo;Espb Saldanha;MM Loddy

  • Ascites syndrome in broilers: physiological and nutritional perspectives.

    A Baghbanzadeh;E Decuypere

  • Critical Assessment of Chick Quality Measurements as an Indicator of Posthatch Performance

    Hilke Willemsen;Nadia Everaert;Anouck Witters;L De Smit

  • Incubation temperature as a management tool: a review

    Eddy Decuypere;Hervé Michels

  • Oxidative stress induced by corticosterone administration in broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) 2. Short-term effect.

    H. Lin;E. Decuypere;J. Buyse

  • Effects of Thermal Manipulation During Early and Late Embryogenesis on Thermotolerance and Breast Muscle Characteristics in Broiler Chickens

    A Collin;C Berri;S Tesseraud;F. E. Requena Rodon

  • Delay in feed access and spread of hatch: importance of early nutrition

    H. Willemsen;M. Debonne;Quirine Swennen;N. Everaert

  • Intra-ovarian growth factors regulating ovarian function in avian species: a review.

    Okanlawon Onagbesan;Veerle Bruggeman;Eddy Decuypere

  • Measuring the eggshell strength of 6 different genetic strains of laying hens : techniques and comparisons

    B. De Ketelaere;T. Govaerts;P. Coucke;E. Dewil

  • Ascites in broiler chickens: exogenous and endogenous structural and functional causal factors*

    Eddy Decuypere;Johan Buyse;Nadine Buys

  • The Endocrine Interface of Environmental and Egg Factors Affecting Chick Quality

    Eddy Decuypere;Veerle Bruggeman

  • The effects of the spread of hatch and interaction with delayed feed access after hatch on broiler performance until seven days of age

    Christine Careghi;Kokou Tona;Okanlawon Onagbesan;Johan Buyse

  • The effects of dietary L-carnitine supplementation on the performance, organ weights and circulating hormone and metabolite concentrations of broiler chickens reared under a normal or low temperature schedule.

    Johan Buyse;Gpj Janssens;Eddy Decuypere

  • Thermoregulation responses of broiler chickens to humidity at different ambient temperatures. I. One week of age

    H Lin;HF Zhang;HC Jiao;T Zhao

  • Thyroid hormone availability and activity in avian species: a review.

    E. Decuypere;P. Van As;S. Van der Geyten;V.M. Darras

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan Buyse
Johan Buyse KU Leuven
Okanlawon Onagbesan
Okanlawon Onagbesan Federal University of Agriculture
Kokou Tona
Kokou Tona University of Lomé
Veerle Darras
Veerle Darras KU Leuven
Nadine Buys
Nadine Buys KU Leuven
Anne Collin
Anne Collin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Evelyne Delezie
Evelyne Delezie Instituut voor Landbouw en Visserijonderzoek

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