Sofie Piepers

Sofie Piepers publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

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Sofie Piepers D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

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Overview

Best Publications

• Invited review: Mastitis in dairy heifers: Nature of the disease, potential impact, prevention, and control

  S. De Vliegher;L.K. Fox;S. Piepers;S. McDougall

  591
  Citations

• Some coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species affect udder health more than others.

  K. Supré;F. Haesebrouck;R.N. Zadoks;M. Vaneechoutte

  276
  Citations

• Prevalence and distribution of mastitis pathogens in subclinically infected dairy cows in Flanders, Belgium.

  Sofie Piepers;Luc De Meulemeester;Aart de Kruif;Geert Opsomer

  273
  Citations

• Invited review: Effect, persistence, and virulence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species associated with ruminant udder health

  W. Vanderhaeghen;S. Piepers;F. Leroy;E. Van Coillie

  226
  Citations

• Identification, typing, ecology and epidemiology of coagulase negative staphylococci associated with ruminants.

  Wannes Vanderhaeghen;Sofie Piepers;Frédéric Leroy;Els Van Coillie

  175
  Citations

• Pathogen-specific incidence rate of clinical mastitis in Flemish dairy herds, severity, and association with herd hygiene

  Joren Verbeke;Sofie Piepers;Karlien Supré;Sarne De Vliegher

  151
  Citations

• Heifers infected with coagulase-negative staphylococci in early lactation have fewer cases of clinical mastitis and higher milk production in their first lactation than noninfected heifers.

  S. Piepers;G. Opsomer;H.W. Barkema;H.W. Barkema;A. de Kruif

  141
  Citations

• Quantification of antimicrobial consumption in adult cattle on dairy herds in Flanders, Belgium, and associations with udder health, milk quality, and production performance

  M. Stevens;S. Piepers;K. Supré;J. Dewulf

  141
  Citations

• In search for cross‐reactivity to immunophenotype equine mesenchymal stromal cells by multicolor flow cytometry

  Catharina De Schauwer;Sofie Piepers;Gerlinde R. Van de Walle;Kristel Demeyere

  125
  Citations

• Piglets׳ colostrum intake associates with daily weight gain and survival until weaning

  Ruben Decaluwe;Dominiek Maes;Brigitte Wuyts;An Cools

  122
  Citations

• Further evidence for the existence of environmental and host-associated species of coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy cattle

  Anneleen De Visscher;Karlien Supré;Freddy Haesebrouck;Ruth N Zadoks

  112
  Citations

• Evaluation of a protocol to reduce the incidence of neonatal calf diarrhoea on dairy herds

  Vanessa Meganck;Geert Hoflack;Sofie Piepers;Geert Opsomer

  107
  Citations

• Pathogen group specific risk factors at herd, heifer and quarter levels for intramammary infections in early lactating dairy heifers

  S. Piepers;K. Peeters;G. Opsomer;H.W. Barkema

  107
  Citations

• Replacing serum in culture medium with albumin and insulin, transferrin and selenium is the key to successful bovine embryo development in individual culture

  E. Wydooghe;S. Heras;J. Dewulf;S. Piepers

  103
  Citations

• Impact of particulate matter and ammonia on average daily weight gain, mortality and lung lesions in pigs

  A. Michiels;S. Piepers;T. Ulens;N. Van Ransbeeck

  97
  Citations

• Impact of intramammary infections in dairy heifers on future udder health, milk production, and culling.

  S Piepers;S De Vliegher;A de Kruif;G Opsomer

  90
  Citations

• Intramammary infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci at parturition: Species-specific prevalence, risk factors, and effect on udder health.

  A. De Visscher;S. Piepers;F. Haesebrouck;S. De Vliegher

  82
  Citations

• Characterization and profiling of immunomodulatory genes of equine mesenchymal stromal cells from non-invasive sources

  Catharina De Schauwer;Karen Goossens;Sofie Piepers;Maarten K Hoogewijs

  81
  Citations

• The effect of intramammary infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci in early lactating heifers on milk yield throughout first lactation revisited.

  S. Piepers;Y.H. Schukken;P. Passchyn;S. De Vliegher

  80
  Citations

• Technical note: Use of transfer RNA-intergenic spacer PCR combined with capillary electrophoresis to identify coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species originating from bovine milk and teat apices

  K. Supré;S. De Vliegher;O.C. Sampimon;R.N. Zadoks

  80
  Citations

• Technical note: Flow cytometric identification of bovine milk neutrophils and simultaneous quantification of their viability.

  S. Piepers;S. De Vliegher;K. Demeyere;B.N. Lambrecht

  68
  Citations

• Serological and virological BVDV prevalence and risk factor analysis for herds to be BVDV seropositive in Belgian cattle herds.

  Steven Sarrazin;Anouk Veldhuis;Estelle Méroc;Ilse Vangeel

  65
  Citations

• Mastitis prevention and control practices and mastitis treatment strategies associated with the consumption of (critically important) antimicrobials on dairy herds in Flanders, Belgium

  M. Stevens;S. Piepers;S. De Vliegher

  52
  Citations

• Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species in bulk milk: Prevalence, distribution, and associated subgroup- and species-specific risk factors

  A. De Visscher;S. Piepers;F. Haesebrouck;K. Supré

  51
  Citations

• Characteristics of Escherichia coli Isolated from Bovine Mastitis Exposed to Subminimum Inhibitory Concentrations of Cefalotin or Ceftazidime

  Gang Liu;Laidi Ding;Bo Han;Sofie Piepers

  14
  Citations