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I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends is a researcher affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their work primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a specialized interest in subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Infectious Diseases, Small Animals, and Plant Science.

The scholar's research subjects encompass a range of topics centered on animal health and disease management. Key topics include Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Viral Infections and Vectors, Agriculture and Farm Safety, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Microbial infections and disease research, and Animal health and immunology.

Santman-Berends has published extensively in several academic venues, most notably in Frontiers in Veterinary Science and Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Their other frequent publication outlets include the Journal of Dairy Science, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Pathogens.

Their recent papers include:

  • Understanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Emergence of Bluetongue Virus Serotype 3, the Netherlands, September 2023, 2024, Emerging infectious diseases
  • 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
  • Bluetongue virus serotype 3 in ruminants in the Netherlands: Clinical signs, seroprevalence and pathological findings, 2024, Veterinary Record
  • 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

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Santman-Berends include:

  • G. van Schaik
  • René van den Brom
  • Maria Guelbenzu-Gonzalo
  • Aurélien Madouasse
  • K.M.J.A. van den Brink

Best Publications

  • Failure and preventive costs of mastitis on Dutch dairy farms.

    Felix J.S. van Soest;Inge M.G.A. Santman-Berends;Theo J.G.M. Lam;Henk Hogeveen;Henk Hogeveen

  • 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

  • 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

  • Quantifying calf mortality on dairy farms : Challenges and solutions

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;Y.H. Schukken;G. van Schaik

  • A multidisciplinary approach to determine factors associated with calf rearing practices and calf mortality in dairy herds.

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;M. Buddiger;A.J.G. Smolenaars;C.D.M. Steuten

  • Understanding Farmers' Behavior and Their Decision-Making Process in the Context of Cattle Diseases: A Review of Theories and Approaches

    Marit M. Biesheuvel;Inge M. G. A. Santman-Berends;Herman W. Barkema;Caroline Ritter

  • Surveillance of cattle health in the Netherlands: Monitoring trends and developments using routinely collected cattle census data.

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;H. Brouwer-Middelesch;L. Van Wuijckhuise;A.J.G. de Bont-Smolenaars

  • Farmers' attitude toward the introduction of selective dry cow therapy

    C.G.M. Scherpenzeel;S.H.W. Tijs;I.E.M. den Uijl;I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends

  • 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

  • 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

  • Prevalence and risk factors for extended-spectrum β-lactamase or AmpC-producing Escherichia coli in organic dairy herds in the Netherlands

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

  • The increase in seroprevalence of bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 8 infections and associated risk factors in Dutch dairy herds, in 2007

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;C.J.M. Bartels;G. van Schaik;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

  • Veterinarians' attitudes toward antimicrobial use and selective dry cow treatment in the Netherlands

    C.G.M. Scherpenzeel;I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;T.J.G.M. Lam

  • Vertical transmission of bluetongue virus serotype 8 virus in Dutch dairy herds in 2007.

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;L. van Wuijckhuise;P. Vellema;P.A. van Rijn

  • Quantification of risk factors for bovine viral diarrhea virus in cattle herds: A systematic search and meta-analysis of observational studies.

    A.M. van Roon;M. Mercat;G. van Schaik;M. Nielen

  • Evaluation of the epidemiological and economic consequences of control scenarios for bovine viral diarrhea virus in dairy herds

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;M.H. Mars;L. van Duijn;G. van Schaik

  • 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.

    Jaka Jakob Hodnik;Žaklin Acinger-Rogić;Mentor Alishani;Tiina Autio

  • A quantitative risk-analysis for introduction of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus in the Netherlands through cattle imports

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;M.H. Mars;L. Van Duijn;K.W.H. Van den Broek

  • Mortality attributable to bluetongue virus serotype 8 infection in Dutch dairy cows.

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;G. van Schaik;C.J.M. Bartels;J.A. Stegeman

  • Effect of coagulase-negative staphylococci on somatic cell count in Dutch dairy herds

    Otlis Sampimon;Bart H. P. Van Den Borne;Inge Santman-Berends;Herman W. Barkema

  • The effect of bluetongue virus serotype 8 on milk production and somatic cell count in Dutch dairy cows in 2008

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;J.J. Hage;T.J.G.M. Lam;O.C. Sampimon

  • Estimation of the reproduction ratio (R0) of bluetongue based on serological field data and comparison with other BTV transmission models

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;J.A. Stegeman;P. Vellema;G. van Schaik

  • Effectiveness and Cost Efficiency of Different Surveillance Components for Proving Freedom and Early Detection of Disease: Bluetongue Serotype 8 in Cattle as Case Study for Belgium, France and the Netherlands.

    S. Welby;G. van Schaik;A. Veldhuis;H. Brouwer-Middelesch

  • Quantification of the probability of reintroduction of IBR in the Netherlands through cattle imports

    I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends;M.H. Mars;H.W.F. Waldeck;L. van Duijn

  • Comparative assessment of surveillance programs to proof freedom of BHV1 in dairy herds in a disease-free and endemic situation

    A. Veldhuis;I. Santman-Berends;B. Schauer;Christoph Staubach

  • Corrigendum to “Schmallenberg virus epidemic: Impact on milk production, reproductive performance and mortality in dairy cattle in the Netherlands and Kleve district, Germany” [Prev. Vet. Med. 116 (2014) 412–422]

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

Frequent Co-Authors

G. van Schaik
G. van Schaik Utrecht University
Theo J.G.M. Lam
Theo J.G.M. Lam Utrecht University
Piet Vellema
Piet Vellema GD Animal Health
Henk Hogeveen
Henk Hogeveen Wageningen University & Research
Franz Josef Conraths
Franz Josef Conraths Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Christine Fourichon
Christine Fourichon INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Jan Arend Stegeman
Jan Arend Stegeman Utrecht University
Herman W. Barkema
Herman W. Barkema University of Calgary
Christoph Staubach
Christoph Staubach Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Ynte H. Schukken
Ynte H. Schukken Wageningen University & Research

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