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Nils Toft is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their work primarily focuses on Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, with significant engagement in related topics including Microbial infections and disease research, Viral Infections and Vectors, and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

The scientist's research also addresses areas within Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Marine and fisheries research, reflecting a diverse range of interests within biological and veterinary sciences.

Recent publications by Nils Toft include the following:

  • "Spatio-temporal variations in mortality during the seawater production phase of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Norway," 2020, Journal of Fish Diseases
  • "Dynamics of somatic cell count (SCC) and differential SCC during and following intramammary infections," 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Comparative Efficacy in Challenge Dose Models of a Toxin Expressing Whole-Cell Vaccine against Eight Serovars of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in Pigs," 2022, Animals
  • "A modelling framework for the prediction of the herd-level probability of infection from longitudinal data," 2022, Peer Community Journal
  • "A modelling framework for the prediction of the herd-level probability of infection from longitudinal data," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their research has been published in a range of scientific venues, with recurrent contributions to:

  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Fish Diseases
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animals

Collaborations are notable with several frequent co-authors, including Aurélien Madouasse, Maria Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, G. van Schaik, Jenny Frössling, and R.W. Humphry, each with multiple shared publications. This network indicates an ongoing engagement with interdisciplinary research groups and sustained cooperative scientific efforts.

Best Publications

  • Ante mortem diagnosis of paratuberculosis: A review of accuracies of ELISA, interferon-γ assay and faecal culture techniques

    S.S. Nielsen;N. Toft

  • A review of prevalences of paratuberculosis in farmed animals in Europe.

    Søren Saxmose Nielsen;Nils Toft

  • STARD-BLCM: Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies that use Bayesian Latent Class Models

    Polychronis Kostoulas;Søren S. Nielsen;Adam J. Branscum;Wesley O. Johnson

  • Data from the Danish veterinary cancer registry on the occurrence and distribution of neoplasms in dogs in Denmark.

    L. B. Brønden;S. S. Nielsen;Nils Toft;A. T. Kristensen

  • Assessing the convergence of Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods: an example from evaluation of diagnostic tests in absence of a gold standard.

    Nils Toft;Giles T. Innocent;George Gettinby;Stuart W.J. Reid

  • Using latent class analysis to estimate the test characteristics of the γ-interferon test, the single intradermal comparative tuberculin test and a multiplex immunoassay under Irish conditions.

    Tracy A. Clegg;Anthony Duignan;Clare Whelan;Eamonn Gormley

  • Intra- and inter-observer agreement when using a descriptive classification scale for clinical assessment of faecal consistency in growing pigs.

    Ken Steen Pedersen;Nils Toft

  • Colostrum and milk as risk Factors for Infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Dairy Cattle

    S. S. Nielsen;H. Bjerre;Nils Toft

  • Age-specific characteristics of ELISA and fecal culture for purpose-specific testing for paratuberculosis.

    S.S. Nielsen;N. Toft

  • An Observational Study with Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Canine Cognitive Dysfunction: Clinical Characteristics, Survival, and Risk Factors

    R. Fast;T. Schütt;Nils Toft;A. Møller

  • Simulating the epidemiological and economic effects of an African swine fever epidemic in industrialized swine populations.

    Tariq Hisham Beshara Halasa;Anette Bøtner;Sten Mortensen;Hanne Christensen

  • Serum C-reactive protein concentration as an indicator of remission status in dogs with multicentric lymphoma

    Lise Nielsen;Nils Toft;P. David Eckersall;Dominic J. Mellor

  • A meta-analysis comparing the effect of PCV2 vaccines on average daily weight gain and mortality rate in pigs from weaning to slaughter

    Charlotte Sonne Kristensen;Niels Peter Baadsgaard;Nils Toft

  • Anxiety in Veterinary Surgical Students: A Quantitative Study

    Rikke Langebæk;Berit Eika;Asger Lundorff Jensen;Lene Tanggaard

  • Prevalence, risk factors and spatial analysis of liver fluke infections in Danish cattle herds

    Abbey Olsen;Klaas Frankena;Rene Bødker;Nils Toft

  • Comparing the epidemiological and economic effects of control strategies against classical swine fever in Denmark

    Anette Boklund;Nils Toft;Lis Alban;Åse Uttenthal

  • Effect of management practices on paratuberculosis prevalence in Danish dairy herds.

    S. S. Nielsen;Nils Toft

  • Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology

    Hans Houe;Annette Kjær Ersbøll;Nils Toft

  • Evaluation of three serological tests for diagnosis of Maedi-Visna virus infection using latent class analysis

    Nils Toft;Johan Åkerstedt;Jorun Tharaldsen;Petter Hopp

  • Prevalence of paratuberculosis infection in dairy cattle in Northern Italy.

    N. Pozzato;K. Capello;A. Comin;N. Toft

  • Ecological determinants of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in Bangladesh.

    Syed S. U. Ahmed;Syed S. U. Ahmed;Annette K. Ersbøll;Paritosh K. Biswas;Jens P. Christensen

  • Dynamics of specific anti-Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis antibody response through age

    Søren Saxmose Nielsen;Nils Toft;Hisako Okura

Frequent Co-Authors

Søren Saxmose Nielsen
Søren Saxmose Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Tariq Hisham Beshara Halasa
Tariq Hisham Beshara Halasa University of Copenhagen
Hans Houe
Hans Houe University of Copenhagen
Anders Kristensen
Anders Kristensen Technical University of Denmark
Jan Tind Sørensen
Jan Tind Sørensen Aarhus University
Peter T. Thomsen
Peter T. Thomsen Aarhus University
John Elmerdahl Olsen
John Elmerdahl Olsen University of Copenhagen
Björn Forkman
Björn Forkman University of Copenhagen
Ilka Christine Klaas
Ilka Christine Klaas DeLaval (Sweden)
Ian A. Gardner
Ian A. Gardner University of Prince Edward Island

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