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Rodrigo C. Bicalho

Rodrigo C. Bicalho

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
61
Citations
9761
World Ranking
320
National Ranking
115

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Bacteria
  • Internal medicine
  • Antibiotics

His main research concerns Microbiology, Dairy cattle, Metritis, Animal science and Microbiome. His Microbiology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Trueperella pyogenes, Postpartum period, Pyrosequencing, Bacteria and Bacteroidetes. The various areas that he examines in his Dairy cattle study include Dentistry, Ice calving and Lameness.

Rodrigo C. Bicalho has researched Metritis in several fields, including Endometritis, Fusobacteria and Escherichia coli. He interconnects Lactation and Incidence in the investigation of issues within Animal science. Rodrigo C. Bicalho combines subjects such as Biotechnology, Omics, Systems biology and Metagenomics with his study of Microbiome.

His most cited work include:

  • Lameness in dairy cattle: A debilitating disease or a disease of debilitated cattle? A cross-sectional study of lameness prevalence and thickness of the digital cushion. (151 citations)
  • Fecal microbial diversity in pre-weaned dairy calves as described by pyrosequencing of metagenomic 16S rDNA. Associations of Faecalibacterium species with health and growth. (129 citations)
  • Metagenomic analysis of the uterine bacterial microbiota in healthy and metritic postpartum dairy cows. (106 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Microbiology, Animal science, Metritis, Mastitis and Dairy cattle. The study incorporates disciplines such as Microbiome, Trueperella pyogenes and Escherichia coli in addition to Microbiology. Rodrigo C. Bicalho interconnects Ice calving, Lactation, Incidence, Lameness and Veterinary medicine in the investigation of issues within Animal science.

His study explores the link between Metritis and topics such as Endometritis that cross with problems in Gynecology and Subclinical infection. His Mastitis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both 16S ribosomal RNA, Microbiological culture, Staphylococcus, Somatic cell count and Streptococcus. His research investigates the connection between Dairy cattle and topics such as Pregnancy that intersect with problems in Obstetrics and Hazard ratio.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Microbiology (31.93%)
  • Animal science (31.33%)
  • Metritis (22.89%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Mastitis (17.47%)
  • Animal science (31.33%)
  • Metritis (22.89%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Mastitis, Animal science, Metritis, Microbiology and Microbiome. His work deals with themes such as Amoxicillin, Genetics, Herd, Streptococcus and Klebsiella, which intersect with Mastitis. His Animal science research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Ice calving, Lactation and Milk yield.

His study in Metritis is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Fusobacterium, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Endometritis, Subcutaneous injection and Vaccination. His Microbiology research includes elements of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus, Whole genome sequence analysis and Metagenomics. His Microbiome study combines topics in areas such as Physiology and Bacteroides.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Evaluation of milk sample fractions for characterization of milk microbiota from healthy and clinical mastitis cows. (27 citations)
  • The microbial metagenome and bone tissue composition in mice with microbiome-induced reductions in bone strength. (21 citations)
  • Effects of pegbovigrastim administration on periparturient diseases, milk production, and reproductive performance of Holstein cows. (21 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Bacteria
  • Internal medicine
  • Antibiotics

His scientific interests lie mostly in Metritis, Animal science, Mastitis, Fusobacterium and Microbiome. The concepts of his Metritis study are interwoven with issues in Endometritis, Subcutaneous injection and Metabolism. Rodrigo C. Bicalho has researched Animal science in several fields, including Feces, Antimicrobial and Raw milk.

His Mastitis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Lactoferrin, Colostrum, Klebsiella and Ice calving. Rodrigo C. Bicalho combines subjects such as Microbial Taxonomy, Trueperella pyogenes, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Microbiology and Ureaplasma with his study of Microbiome. Rodrigo C. Bicalho undertakes multidisciplinary investigations into Microbiology and Osteoimmunology in his work.

Best Publications

  • Lameness in dairy cattle: A debilitating disease or a disease of debilitated cattle? A cross-sectional study of lameness prevalence and thickness of the digital cushion.

    R.C. Bicalho;V.S. Machado;L.S. Caixeta

  • Fecal microbial diversity in pre-weaned dairy calves as described by pyrosequencing of metagenomic 16S rDNA. Associations of Faecalibacterium species with health and growth.

    Georgios Oikonomou;Andre Gustavo Vieira Teixeira;Carla Foditsch;Marcela Lucas Bicalho

  • The bovine milk microbiota: insights and perspectives from -omics studies

    M. F. Addis;A. Tanca;S. Uzzau;G. Oikonomou

  • Microbiota of cow's milk; distinguishing healthy, sub-clinically and clinically diseased quarters.

    Georgios Oikonomou;Marcela Lucas Bicalho;Enoch Meira;Rodolfo Elke Rossi

  • Uterine Microbiota Progression from Calving until Establishment of Metritis in Dairy Cows

    Soo Jin Jeon;Achilles Vieira-Neto;Mohanathas Gobikrushanth;Rodolfo Daetz

  • Microbial Diversity of Bovine Mastitic Milk as Described by Pyrosequencing of Metagenomic 16s rDNA

    Georgios Oikonomou;Vinicius Silva Machado;Carlos Santisteban;Ynte Hein Schukken

  • Association between virulence factors of Escherichia coli, Fusobacterium necrophorum, and Arcanobacterium pyogenes and uterine diseases of dairy cows

    M.L.S. Bicalho;V.S. Machado;G. Oikonomou;R.O. Gilbert

  • Prepartum and postpartum rumen fluid microbiomes: characterization and correlation with production traits in dairy cows.

    Fabio S. Lima;Fabio S. Lima;Georgios Oikonomou;Georgios Oikonomou;Svetlana F. Lima;Marcela L. S. Bicalho

  • Diversity and Succession of Bacterial Communities in the Uterine Fluid of Postpartum Metritic, Endometritic and Healthy Dairy Cows

    Thiago M. A. Santos;Rodrigo C. Bicalho

  • Metagenomic analysis of the uterine bacterial microbiota in healthy and metritic postpartum dairy cows.

    T.M.A. Santos;R.O. Gilbert;R.C. Bicalho

  • Symposium review: The uterine microbiome associated with the development of uterine disease in dairy cows.

    Klibs N. Galvão;Rodrigo C. Bicalho;Soo Jin Jeon

  • Visual Locomotion Scoring in the First Seventy Days in Milk: Impact on Pregnancy and Survival

    R.C. Bicalho;F. Vokey;H.N. Erb;C.L. Guard

  • Effect of Stillbirths on Dam Survival and Reproduction Performance in Holstein Dairy Cows

    R.C. Bicalho;K.N. Galvão;S.H. Cheong;R.O. Gilbert

  • Altered microbiomes in bovine digital dermatitis lesions, and the gut as a pathogen reservoir.

    Martin Zinicola;Fabio Lima;Svetlana Lima;Vinicius Machado

  • Strategies to Analyze Milk Losses Caused by Diseases with Potential Incidence Throughout the Lactation: A Lameness Example

    R.C. Bicalho;L.D. Warnick;C.L. Guard

  • Association Between a Visual and an Automated Locomotion Score in Lactating Holstein Cows

    R.C. Bicalho;S.H. Cheong;G. Cramer;C.L. Guard

  • Antimicrobial resistance and presence of virulence factor genes in Arcanobacterium pyogenes isolated from the uterus of postpartum dairy cows

    T.M.A. Santos;L.S. Caixeta;V.S. Machado;A.K. Rauf

  • Investigation of postpartum dairy cows' uterine microbial diversity using metagenomic pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.

    V.S. Machado;G. Oikonomou;M.L.S. Bicalho;W.A. Knauer

  • Alterations to the Gut Microbiome Impair Bone Strength and Tissue Material Properties

    Jason D Guss;Michael W Horsfield;Fernanda F Fontenele;Taylor N Sandoval

  • Molecular and epidemiological characterization of bovine intrauterine Escherichia coli.

    R. C. Bicalho;V. S. Machado;M. L S Bicalho;R. O. Gilbert

  • Control and prevention of lameness associated with claw lesions in dairy cows

    Rodrigo Carvalho Bicalho;Georgios Oikonomou

  • Longitudinal metagenomic profiling of bovine milk to assess the impact of intramammary treatment using a third-generation cephalosporin

    Erika K. Ganda;Rafael S. Bisinotto;Svetlana F. Lima;Kristina Kronauer

  • The upper respiratory tract microbiome and its potential role in bovine respiratory disease and otitis media.

    Svetlana F. Lima;Andre Gustavo V. Teixeira;Catherine H. Higgins;Fabio S. Lima

  • The bovine colostrum microbiome and its association with clinical mastitis

    Svetlana F. Lima;Andre G.V. Teixeira;Fabio S. Lima;Erika K. Ganda

  • Blood as a route of transmission of uterine pathogens from the gut to the uterus in cows

    Soo Jin Jeon;Federico Cunha;Achilles Vieira-Neto;Rodrigo C. Bicalho

  • Oral Administration of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Decreased the Incidence of Severe Diarrhea and Related Mortality Rate and Increased Weight Gain in Preweaned Dairy Heifers.

    Carla Foditsch;Richard Van Vleck Pereira;Erika Korzune Ganda;Marilia Souza Gomez

Frequent Co-Authors

Georgios Oikonomou
Georgios Oikonomou University of Liverpool
Klibs N. Galvão
Klibs N. Galvão University of Florida
Robert O. Gilbert
Robert O. Gilbert Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Fabio S. Lima
Fabio S. Lima University of California, Davis
José E. P. Santos
José E. P. Santos University of Florida
Ricardo C. Chebel
Ricardo C. Chebel University of Florida
Guilherme J. M. Rosa
Guilherme J. M. Rosa University of Wisconsin–Madison
William W. Thatcher
William W. Thatcher University of Florida
C.L. Guard
C.L. Guard Cornell University
Lorin D. Warnick
Lorin D. Warnick Cornell University

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