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Overview

G. van Schaik is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences as well as medicine. Their scholarly work covers a range of topics primarily focused on animal disease management, epidemiology, and related fields within veterinary science.

Their research spans multiple disciplines, including:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, their more specific subfields of study include:

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Small Animals
  • Microbiology

G. van Schaik has focused particularly on the following main topics in their research:

  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Agriculture and Farm Safety
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Their publication record features articles in various peer-reviewed journals with frequent entries in the following venues:

  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Animals

Recent papers authored or co-authored by G. van Schaik include:

  • The economic impact of endemic respiratory disease in pigs and related interventions - a systematic review, 2023, Porcine Health Management
  • Assessment of Evaluation Tools for Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Resistance Based on Selected Case Studies, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Quantification of risk factors for bovine viral diarrhea virus in cattle herds: A systematic search and meta-analysis of observational studies, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Overview of Cattle Diseases Listed Under Category C, D or E in the Animal Health Law for Which Control Programmes Are in Place Within Europe, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • A description and qualitative comparison of the elements of heterogeneous bovine viral diarrhea control programs that influence confidence of freedom, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends
  • Maria Guelbenzu-Gonzalo
  • Christine Fourichon
  • Aurélien Madouasse
  • Jenny Frössling

Best Publications

  • Explaining mastitis incidence in Dutch dairy farming: The influence of farmers’ attitudes and behaviour

    J. Jansen;B.H.P. van den Borne;R.J. Renes;G. van Schaik

  • Effects of transport and lairage time on some blood constituents of Friesian-cross steers in Chile

    N. Tadich;C. Gallo;H. Bustamante;M. Schwerter

  • Evaluation of the use of dry cow antibiotics in low somatic cell count cows

    C.G. M. Scherpenzeel;I.E. M. den Uijl;G. van Schaik;R.G. M. Olde Riekerink

  • Trends in somatic cell counts, bacterial counts, and antibiotic residue violations in New York State during 1999-2000.

    G. van Schaik;M. Lotem;Y.H. Schukken

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

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

  • Probability of and risk factors for introduction of infectious diseases into Dutch SPF dairy farms: a cohort study.

    G van Schaik;Y.H Schukken;M Nielen;A.A Dijkhuizen

  • Seroprevalence of Schmallenberg Virus Antibodies among Dairy Cattle, the Netherlands, Winter 2011–2012

    Armin R.W. Elbers;Willie L.A. Loeffen;Sjaak Quak;Els de Boer-Luijtze

  • Invited review: Associations between variables of routine herd data and dairy cattle welfare indicators

    M. de Vries;E.A.M. Bokkers;T. Dijkstra;G. van Schaik

  • Evaluating results of the Welfare Quality multi-criteria evaluation model for classification of dairy cattle welfare at the herd level

    M. de Vries;E.A.M. Bokkers;G. van Schaik;R. Botreau

  • Prevalence and risk factors for extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and AmpC-producing Escherichia coli in dairy farms.

    M.A. Gonggrijp;I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;A.E. Heuvelink;G.J. Buter

  • Clinical course of digital dermatitis lesions in an endemically infected herd without preventive herd strategies

    Menno Holzhauer;Chris J.M. Bartels;Dörte Döpfer;Gerdien van Schaik

  • Cost-benefit analysis of vaccination against paratuberculosis in dairy cattle

    G. van Schaik;C. H. J. Kalis;G. Benedictus;A. A. Dijkhuizen

  • Effect of different scenarios for selective dry-cow therapy on udder health, antimicrobial usage, and economics.

    C.G.M. Scherpenzeel;I.E.M. den Uijl;G. van Schaik;R.G.M.Olde Riekerink

  • Diagnostic performance of the Pourquier ELISA for detection of antibodies against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in individual milk and bulk milk samples of dairy herds

    Hilmar van Weering;Gerdien van Schaik;André van der Meulen;Martin Waal

  • Relaciones entre el manejo antemortem, variables sanguíneas indicadoras de estrés y pH de la canal en novillos

    V A Amtmann;C Gallo;G van Schaik;N Tadich

  • Improving bovine udder health: a national mastitis control program in the Netherlands.

    T.J.G.M. Lam;B.H.P. van den Borne;J. Jansen;K. Huijps

  • Lungworm outbreaks in adult dairy cows: estimating economic losses and lessons to be learned.

    M. Holzhauer;G. van Schaik;H. W. Saatkamp;H. W. Ploeger

  • Evaluation of udder health parameters and risk factors for clinical mastitis in Dutch dairy herds in the context of a restricted antimicrobial usage policy.

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;J.M. Swinkels;T.J.G.M. Lam;J. Keurentjes

  • The effect of a national mastitis control program on the attitudes, knowledge, and behavior of farmers in the Netherlands

    J. Jansen;G. van Schaik;R.J. Renes;T.J.G.M. Lam

  • Risk factors for existence of Bovine Herpes Virus 1 antibodies on nonvaccinating Dutch dairy farms

    G. van Schaik;A.A. Dijkhuizen;R.B.M. Huirne;Y.H. Schukken

  • Quantification of vertical and horizontal transmission of Neospora caninum infection in Dutch dairy herds.

    Chris J.M. Bartels;Irene Huinink;Marten L. Beiboer;Gerdien van Schaik

  • Effect of Neospora caninum-serostatus on culling, reproductive performance and milk production in Dutch dairy herds with and without a history of Neospora caninum-associated abortion epidemics.

    Chris J.M. Bartels;Gerdien van Schaik;Jaap P. Veldhuisen;Bart H.P. van den Borne

  • Age at which dairy cattle become Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis faecal culture positive

    Maarten F. Weber;Jan Kogut;Joop de Bree;Gerdien van Schaik

  • Variation in herd level mastitis indicators between primi- and multiparae in Dutch dairy herds.

    B.H.P. van den Borne;G. van Schaik;T.J.G.M. Lam;M. Nielen

  • Salmonella Dublin infection in young dairy calves: transmission parameters estimated from field data and an SIR-model.

    Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen;Bart van den Borne;Gerdien van Schaik

  • An estimation of the clinical mastitis incidence per 100 cows per year based on routinely collected herd data

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;T.J.G.M. Lam;J. Keurentjes;G. van Schaik

  • Demography of Q fever seroprevalence in sheep and goats in The Netherlands in 2008

    R. Van den Brom;L. Moll;G. van Schaik;P. Vellema

  • Schmallenberg virus epidemic: impact on milk production, reproductive performance and mortality in dairy cattle in the Netherlands and Kleve district, Germany.

    A.M.B. Veldhuis;I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;Jörn Gethmann;M.H. Mars

  • Bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) infection reduces fertility of Dutch dairy cattle and is vertically transmitted to offspring

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;J.J. Hage;P.A. van Rijn;J.A. Stegeman

  • Incidence of subclinical mastitis in Dutch dairy heifers in the first 100 days in lactation and associated risk factors

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;R.G.M. Olde Riekerink;O.C. Sampimon;G. van Schaik

  • Monitoring antimicrobial resistance trends in commensal Escherichia coli from livestock, the Netherlands, 1998 to 2016

    Ayla Hesp;Kees Veldman;Jeanet van der Goot;Dik Mevius

  • Seroprevalence of bluetongue serotype 8 in cattle in the Netherlands in spring 2007, and its consequences.

    G. van Schaik;I. M. G. A. Berends;H. van Langen;A. R. W. Elbers

  • Evaluation of Ziehl-Neelsen stained faecal smear and ELISA as tools for surveillance of clinical paratuberculosis in cattle in the Netherlands.

    M.F. Weber;J. Verhoeff;G. van Schaik;C. van Maanen

  • Risk factors for bulk milk somatic cell counts and total bacterial counts in smallholder dairy farms in the 10th region of Chile.

    G. van Schaik;L.E. Green;D. Guzmán;H. Esparza

Frequent Co-Authors

Theo J.G.M. Lam
Theo J.G.M. Lam Utrecht University
I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends
I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends De Gezondheidsdienst voor Dieren
Ynte H. Schukken
Ynte H. Schukken Wageningen University & Research
Mirjam Nielen
Mirjam Nielen Utrecht University
Henk Hogeveen
Henk Hogeveen Wageningen University & Research
Eddie A.M. Bokkers
Eddie A.M. Bokkers Wageningen University & Research
Piet Vellema
Piet Vellema GD Animal Health
I.J.M. de Boer
I.J.M. de Boer Wageningen University & Research
Ruud B.M. Huirne
Ruud B.M. Huirne Wageningen University & Research
Bas Engel
Bas Engel Wageningen University & Research

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