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Animal Science and Veterinary
Netherlands
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
70
Citations
16729
World Ranking
170
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 1996 - Leroy Fellowship Award, European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP)

Overview

Seerp Tamminga is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular attention to subfields such as environmental chemistry and ecology. Their work addresses key topics including soil and water nutrient dynamics as well as agriculture sustainability and environmental impact.

The scientist has contributed to the following recent paper:

  • 26. Models of enteric methane emission and nitrogen excretion by sheep and cattle: recommendations for the UK national greenhouse gas inventory, 2022, published in Animal - science proceedings

Seerp Tamminga collaborates frequently with several researchers in their field, including:

  • L.A. Crompton
  • J.A.N. Mills
  • Z.E. Barker
  • A. Bannink
  • J. Dijkstra

Their frequent publication venue is Animal - science proceedings, where they have one recorded publication.

Seerp Tamminga's research addresses significant environmental and agricultural issues, particularly through modeling methane emissions and nitrogen excretion in livestock, contributing to national greenhouse gas inventory recommendations.

They were recognized with the Leroy Fellowship Award from the European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP) in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Site of Digestion of Starch in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Dairy Cows and Its Effect on Milk Yield and Composition

    James E. Nocek;Seerp Tamminga

  • The Dutch protein evaluation system: the DVE/OEB-system

    S. Tamminga;W.M. Van Straalen;A.P.J. Subnel;R.G.M. Meijer

  • Nutrition Management of Dairy Cows as a Contribution to Pollution Control

    S. Tamminga

  • Fermentation in the large intestine of single-stomached animals and its relationship to animal health.

    Barbara A. Williams;Martin W. A. Verstegen;Seerp Tamminga

  • Absorption of volatile fatty acids from the rumen of lactating dairy cows as influenced by volatile fatty acid concentration, pH and rumen liquid volume

    J. Dijkstra;H. Boer;J. van Bruchem;M. Bruining

  • The role of the commensal gut microbial community in broiler chickens

    Y. Lan;M.W.A. Verstegen;S. Tamminga;B.A. Williams

  • Effect of dietary energy source on energy balance, production, metabolic disorders and reproduction in lactating dairy cattle.

    Ariëtte T.M. van Knegsel;Henry van den Brand;Jan Dijkstra;Seerp Tamminga

  • Modifying milk composition through forage

    A. Elgersma;S. Tamminga;G. Ellen

  • Protein Degradation in the Forestomachs of Ruminants

    S. Tamminga

  • Modelling the implications of feeding strategy on rumen fermentation and functioning of the rumen wall

    A. Bannink;S. Lopez;W.J.J. Gerrits

  • An in vitro batch culture method to assess potential fermentability of feed ingredients for monogastric diets

    Barbara A. Williams;Marlou W. Bosch;Huug Boer;Martin W.A. Verstegen

  • Evaluation of mathematical models to describe neutral detergent residue in terms of its susceptibility to degradation in the rumen.

    P.H. Robinson;J.G. Fadel;S. Tamminga

  • Effect of fermentable carbohydrates on piglet faecal bacterial communities as revealed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA

    Sergey R. Konstantinov;Wei-Yun Zhu;Wei-Yun Zhu;Barbara A. Williams;Seerp Tamminga

  • Influence of declining level of feed intake and varying the proportion of starch in the concentrate on rumen ingesta quantity, composition and kinetics of ingesta turnover in dairy cows

    P.H Robinson;S Tamminga;A.M van Vuuren

  • Estimation of the stoichiometry of volatile fatty acid production in the rumen of lactating cows

    A. Bannink;J. Kogut;J. Dijkstra

  • Milk Urea Nitrogen as a Tool to Monitor the Protein Nutrition of Dairy Cows

    G. Hof;M.D. Vervoorn;P.J. Lenaers;S. Tamminga

  • Effect of dietary high-and low-methylated citrus pectin on the activity of the ileal microflora and morphology of the small intestinal wall of broiler chicks

    Unknown

  • Ruminal behaviour of structural carbohydrates, non-structural carbohydrates and crude protein from concentrate ingredients in dairy cows.

    S. Tamminga;A.M. van Vuuren;C.J. van der Koelen;R.S. Ketelaar

  • Dietary Energy Source in Dairy Cows in Early Lactation: Energy Partitioning and Milk Composition

    A.T.M. van Knegsel;H. van den Brand;J. Dijkstra;W.M. van Straalen

  • Milk Odd- and Branched-Chain Fatty Acids in Relation to the Rumen Fermentation Pattern

    B. Vlaeminck;V. Fievez;S. Tamminga;Richard J. Dewhurst

  • Effect of pressure toasting on the rumen degradability and intestinal digestibility of whole and broken peas, lupins and faba beans and a mixture of these feedstuffs

    J.O. Goelema;M.A.M. Spreeuwenberg;G. Hof;A.F.B. van der Poel

  • Update of the Dutch protein evaluation system for ruminants: the DVE/OEB2010 system

    G. Van Duinkerken;M. C. Blok;A. Bannink;J. W. Cone

  • In sacco degradation of organic matter and crude protein of fresh grass (Lolium perenne) in the rumen of grazing dairy cows

    A. M. van Vuuren;S. Tamminga;R. S. Ketelaar

  • Influence of declining level of feed intake and varying the proportion of starch in the concentrate on rumen fermentation in dairy cows

    P.H Robinson;S Tamminga;A.M van Vuuren

  • Pollution due to nutrient losses and its control in European animal production

    S. Tamminga

  • Comparison of the fatty acid composition of fresh and ensiled perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), affected by cultivar and regrowth interval

    A Elgersma;G Ellen;H van der Horst;B.G Muuse

  • Effects of feeding perennial ryegrass with an elevated concentration of water-soluble carbohydrates on intake, rumen function and performance of dairy cows

    HZ Taweel;B Tas;HJ Smit;Anjo Elgersma;Anjo Elgersma

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra Wageningen University & Research
Anjo Elgersma
Anjo Elgersma Wageningen University & Research
Martin W. A. Verstegen
Martin W. A. Verstegen Wageningen University & Research
A.M. van Vuuren
A.M. van Vuuren Wageningen University & Research
Ignatius V. Nsahlai
Ignatius V. Nsahlai University of KwaZulu-Natal
H. van den Brand
H. van den Brand Wageningen University & Research
A.T.M. van Knegsel
A.T.M. van Knegsel Wageningen University & Research
Bas Kemp
Bas Kemp Wageningen University & Research
A. Bannink
A. Bannink Wageningen University & Research
P.H. Robinson
P.H. Robinson University of California, Davis

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