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59
Citations
10306
World Ranking
363
National Ranking
18

Overview

Mirjam Nielen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has conducted extensive research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies. Their scholarly work encompasses a range of topics focused on livestock, animal behavior, genetics, and veterinary medicine.

Their recent publications include:

  • Heat stress in a temperate climate leads to adapted sensor-based behavioral patterns of dairy cows (2022), Journal of Dairy Science
  • A Scoping Review of On-Farm Colostrum Management Practices for Optimal Transfer of Immunity in Dairy Calves (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
  • Associations between body condition score, locomotion score, and sensor-based time budgets of dairy cattle during the dry period and early lactation (2021), Journal of Dairy Science
  • Dry period management and new high somatic cell count during the dry period in Dutch dairy herds under selective dry cow therapy (2021), Journal of Dairy Science

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • W. Steeneveld
  • Miel Hostens
  • R. Jorritsma
  • T. van Werven
  • M. Tijssen

Mirjam Nielen's publications often appear in these venues:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Veterinary Record

Their work covers the following main fields of study:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Veterinary

Subfields of specific interest include:

  • Small Animals
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Genetics
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Equine

The primary research topics addressed are:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Veterinary Equine Medical Research
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies

In addition to journal articles, Mirjam Nielen has contributed to book publications. One such book is titled Research-Action Program: Climate and Biodiversity Oases - Anticipating and Integrating Climate Change into the Protection, Restoration, and Creation of Pond and Small Wetland Networks: Implementation of the Approach in the Pilot Study Area, the Île-de-France Region (2023), published by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Best Publications

  • Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, Thailand, 2004.

    Thanawat Tiensin;Prasit Chaitaweesub;Thaweesak Songserm;Arunee Chaisingh

  • Perceptions, circumstances and motivators that influence implementation of zoonotic control programs on cattle farms

    Johanne Ellis-Iversen;Alasdair J.C. Cook;Eamon Watson;Mirjam Nielen

  • Production loss due to new subclinical mastitis in Dutch dairy cows estimated with a test-day model

    T.H.B. Halasa;T.H.B. Halasa;M. Nielen;A.P.W. de Roos;R. van Hoorne

  • Low somatic cell count: a risk factor for subsequent clinical mastitis in a dairy herd.

    W. Suriyasathaporn;Y.H. Schukken;M. Nielen;A. Brand

  • Electrical conductivity of milk: measurement, modifiers, and meta analysis of mastitis detection performance.

    M. Nielen;H. Deluyker;Y.H. Schukken;A. Brand

  • Twinning in dairy cattle: A study of risk factors and effects.

    M. Nielen;Y.H. Schukken;D.T. Scholl;H.J. Wilbrink

  • Relationship among estradiol, cortisol and intensity of estrous behavior in dairy cattle.

    Z.C. Lyimo;M. Nielen;W. Ouweltjes;T.A.M. Kruip

  • β-hydroxybutyrate levels in peripheral blood and ketone bodies supplemented in culture media affect the in vitro chemotaxis of bovine leukocytes

    W Suriyasathaporn;A.J.J.M Daemen;E.N Noordhuizen-Stassen;S.J Dieleman

  • A simulation of Johne's disease control

    Huybert Groenendaal;Mirjam Nielen;Alien W Jalvingh;Suzan H Horst

  • Risk factors for the introduction of high pathogenicity Avian Influenza virus into poultry farms during the epidemic in the Netherlands in 2003.

    M.E. Thomas;A. Bouma;H.M. Ekker;A.J.M. Fonken

  • Spatial and stochastic simulation to evaluate the impact of events and control measures on the 1997-1998 classical swine fever epidemic in The Netherlands. I. Description of simulation model.

    Alien W Jalvingh;Mirjam Nielen;Huibert Maurice;Arjan J Stegeman

  • Prognostic factors in canine appendicular osteosarcoma – a meta-analysis

    Ilse Boerman;Gayathri T Selvarajah;Mirjam Nielen;Jolle Kirpensteijn

  • Reduction of Coxiella burnetii prevalence by vaccination of goats and sheep, the Netherlands

    Lenny Hogerwerf;René van den Brom;Hendrik I.J. Roest;Annemarie Bouma

  • Transmission of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 within Flocks during the 2004 Epidemic in Thailand

    Thanawat Tiensin;Thanawat Tiensin;Mirjam Nielen;Hans Vernooij;Thaweesak Songserm

  • Meta-analysis of dry cow management for dairy cattle. Part 1. Protection against new intramammary infections

    T Halasa;O Osterås;Henk Hogeveen;T van Werven

  • 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

  • Evaluation of two cowside tests for the detection of subclinical ketosis in dairy cows.

    M Nielen;M G Aarts;A G Jonkers;T Wensing

  • The Relationship Between Oxidative Damage and Vitamin E Concentration in Blood, Milk, and Liver Tissue from Vitamin E Supplemented and Nonsupplemented Periparturient Heifers

    R.J. Bouwstra;R.M.A. Goselink;P. Dobbelaar;M. Nielen

  • The effect of subclinical mastitis on milk yield in dairy goats.

    G. Koop;T. van Werven;H.J. Schuiling;M. Nielen

  • Ecologic Risk Factor Investigation of Clusters of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection in Thailand

    Thanawat Tiensin;Syed Sayeem Uddin Ahmed;Suvichai Rojanasthien;Thaweesak Songserm

  • Meta-analysis of dry cow management for dairy cattle. Part 2. Cure of existing intramammary infections.

    T Halasa;M Nielen;Anne Cathrine Whist;O Osterås

  • Susceptibility to paratuberculosis infection in cattle is associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor 2 which modulate immune responses against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.

    Ad P. Koets;Wiebren J. Santema;H. Mertens;D. Oostenrijk

  • Vitamin E supplementation during the dry period in dairy cattle. Part II: Oxidative stress following vitamin E supplementation may increase clinical mastitis incidence postpartum

    R.J. Bouwstra;M. Nielen;J.R Newbold;E.H.J.M. Jansen

  • Development of the Dutch Johne’s disease control program supported by a simulation model

    Huybert Groenendaal;Mirjam Nielen;Jan Willem Hesselink

  • Comparison of analysis techniques for on-line detection of clinical mastitis.

    M. Nielen;Y.H. Schukken;A. Brand;S. Haring

  • Spatial and stochastic simulation to evaluate the impact of events and control measures on the 1997-1998 classical swine fever epidemic in The Netherlands. II. Comparison of control strategies.

    Mirjam Nielen;Alien W Jalvingh;Miranda P.M Meuwissen;Suzan H Horst

  • Detection of spatial and temporal spread of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the environment of a cattle farm through bio-aerosols.

    S.W.F. Eisenberg;M. Nielen;W.I. Santema;D.J. Houwers

Frequent Co-Authors

Henk Hogeveen
Henk Hogeveen Wageningen University & Research
Ynte H. Schukken
Ynte H. Schukken Wageningen University & Research
T. van Werven
T. van Werven Utrecht University
Tariq Hisham Beshara Halasa
Tariq Hisham Beshara Halasa University of Copenhagen
G. van Schaik
G. van Schaik Utrecht University
Victor P.M.G. Rutten
Victor P.M.G. Rutten University of Pretoria
Theo J.G.M. Lam
Theo J.G.M. Lam Utrecht University
Ruud B.M. Huirne
Ruud B.M. Huirne Wageningen University & Research
Arjan Stegeman
Arjan Stegeman Utrecht University
Armin R.W. Elbers
Armin R.W. Elbers Wageningen University & Research

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