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Renée Bergeron

Renée Bergeron

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
2787
World Ranking
2507
National Ranking
148

Renée Bergeron publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Renée Bergeron sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 94 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Renée Bergeron D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Renée Bergeron sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Renée Bergeron is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences as well as veterinary fields, with significant work in animal science and zoology, small animals, genetics, ecology, and immunology. The breadth of Bergeron's work covers a variety of topics including animal behavior and welfare studies, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, meat and animal product quality, animal nutrition and physiology, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, human-animal interaction studies, and agriculture sustainability and environmental impact.

Bergeron has published extensively in numerous academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Canadian Journal of Animal Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Physiology & Behavior

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bergeron reflect research into animal behavior, production systems, and physiological responses. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Effects of concentrate allowance and individual dairy cow personality traits on behavior and production of dairy cows milked in a free-traffic automated milking system" (2022, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • "The effect of early housing and companion experience on the grazing and ruminating behaviour of naïve heifers on pasture" (2020, Applied Animal Behaviour Science)
  • "Flexible feeding: Dairy cow personality affects changes in feeding behavior and milk production under feed competition conditions" (2023, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • "Endotoxin-induced cytokine, chemokine and white blood cell profiles of variable stress-responding sheep" (2021, Stress)
  • "Use of two novel trailer types for transportation of pigs to slaughter. I. Effects on trailer microclimate, pig behaviour, physiological response, and meat quality under Canadian summer conditions" (2022, Canadian Journal of Animal Science)

Renée Bergeron has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, evidencing a network of scholarly partnerships. Prominent frequent co-authors include:

  • Nicolas Devillers (12 joint publications)
  • T.J. DeVries (9 joint publications)
  • Sabine Conte (7 joint publications)
  • Derek B. Haley (7 joint publications)
  • Aitor Arrazola (6 joint publications)

The scope of Bergeron's research engages with issues on animal welfare, behavior under varied environmental and management conditions, and physiological impacts related to livestock production systems. This multidisciplinary approach integrates genetics, nutrition, and environmental variables to enhance understanding of livestock performance and welfare.

Best Publications

  • Feeding motivation and stereotypies in pregnant sows fed increasing levels of fibre and/or food.

    R Bergeron;J Bolduc;Y Ramonet;M.C Meunier-Salaün

  • Incidence rate of pathogen-specific clinical mastitis on conventional and organic Canadian dairy farms.

    L.J. Levison;E.K. Miller-Cushon;A.L. Tucker;R. Bergeron

  • Stereotypic oral behaviour in captive ungulates: foraging, diet and gastrointestinal function.

    R. Bergeron;A. J. Badnell-Waters;S. Lambton;G. Mason

  • Effect of milk feeding level on development of feeding behavior in dairy calves

    E.K. Miller-Cushon;R. Bergeron;K.E. Leslie;T.J. DeVries

  • Physiology and behavior of dogs during air transport.

    Renée Bergeron;Shannon L. Scott;Jean-Pierre Émond;Florent Mercier

  • Associations of housing, management, milking activity, and standing and lying behavior of dairy cows milked in automatic systems.

    Justine A. Deming;Renée Bergeron;Kenneth E. Leslie;Trevor J. DeVries

  • Assessment of lameness in sows using gait, footprints, postural behaviour and foot lesion analysis.

    J. Grégoire;R. Bergeron;S. D'Allaire;M.-C. Meunier-Salaün

  • Validation of accelerometers to automatically record sow postures and stepping behaviour

    Nadine Ringgenberg;Nadine Ringgenberg;Renée Bergeron;Nicolas Devillers

  • Temperature and Humidity Conditions in Trucks Transporting Pigs in Two Seasons in Eastern and Western Canada

    J. A. Brown;T. S. Samarakone;T. Crowe;R. Bergeron

  • The effects of handling and group size on welfare of pigs in lairage and their influence on stomach weight, carcass microbial contamination and meat quality

    Céline Rabaste;Luigi Faucitano;Linda Saucier;Pierre Mormède

  • Effects of increasing energy intake and foraging behaviours on the development of stereotypies in pregnant sows

    Renée Bergeron;Harold W. Gonyou

  • Effect of feed texture, meal frequency and pre-slaughter fasting on carcass and meat quality, and urinary cortisol in pigs.

    L Faucitano;Linda Saucier;J A Correa;S Méthot

  • Does the number of daily meals affect feeding motivation and behaviour of gilts fed high-fibre diets?

    S Robert;R Bergeron;C Farmer;M.C Meunier-Salaün

  • Persistency of the piglet's reactivity to the handler following a previous positive or negative experience

    Sophie Brajon;Sophie Brajon;Jean-Paul Laforest;Renée Bergeron;Céline Tallet;Céline Tallet

  • Season, Transport Duration and Trailer Compartment Effects on Blood Stress Indicators in Pigs: Relationship to Environmental, Behavioral and Other Physiological Factors, and Pork Quality Traits.

    Roberta Sommavilla;Luigi Faucitano;Harold Gonyou;Yolande Seddon

  • The effects of providing portable shade at pasture on dairy cow behavior and physiology

    S. Palacio;R. Bergeron;S. Lachance;E. Vasseur

  • Welfare of Pigs Being Transported over Long Distances Using a Pot-Belly Trailer during Winter and Summer

    Jorge A. Correa;Harold Gonyou;Stephanie Torrey;Tina Widowski

  • Water sprinkling market pigs in a stationary trailer. 1. Effects on pig behaviour, gastrointestinal tract temperature and trailer micro-climate

    J. Fox;T. Widowski;S. Torrey;S. Torrey;E. Nannoni

  • Effects of transport duration on maintenance behavior, heart rate and gastrointestinal tract temperature of market-weight pigs in 2 seasons.

    S. Goumon;J. A. Brown;L. Faucitano;R. Bergeron

  • Effect of feed type and method of presentation on feeding behavior, intake, and growth of dairy calves fed a high level of milk

    M.A. Overvest;R. Bergeron;D.B. Haley;T.J. DeVries

  • Impact of prenatal stress and environmental enrichment prior to weaning on activity and social behaviour of piglets (Sus scrofa)

    Sophie Brajon;Nadine Ringgenberg;Nadine Ringgenberg;Stephanie Torrey;Stephanie Torrey;Renée Bergeron

  • Preliminary results suggest an influence of psychological and physiological stress in humans on horse heart rate and behavior

    Katrina Merkies;Anja Sievers;Emily Zakrajsek;Helen MacGregor

  • A method of outdoor housing dairy calves in pairs using individual calf hutches.

    L. Wormsbecher;R. Bergeron;D. Haley;A.M. de Passillé

  • Parturient behaviour and offspring-directed aggression in farmed wild boar of three genetic lines

    Moira J Harris;Renée Bergeron;Harold W Gonyou

  • Impact of social stress during gestation and environmental enrichment during lactation on the maternal behavior of sows

    Nadine Ringgenberg;Nadine Ringgenberg;Renée Bergeron;Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün;Nicolas Devillers

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold W. Gonyou
Harold W. Gonyou University of Saskatchewan
Luigi Faucitano
Luigi Faucitano Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Trevor J. DeVries
Trevor J. DeVries University of Guelph
Stephanie Torrey
Stephanie Torrey University of Guelph
Tina M. Widowski
Tina M. Widowski University of Guelph
Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün
Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün Institut Agro, France
Ken E. Leslie
Ken E. Leslie University of Guelph
Frédéric Guay
Frédéric Guay Université Laval
Derek B. Haley
Derek B. Haley University of Guelph
A.M. de Passillé
A.M. de Passillé University of British Columbia

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