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Veerle Bruggeman

Veerle Bruggeman

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
42
Citations
5576
World Ranking
1026
National Ranking
30

Overview

Veerle Bruggeman is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium.

Best Publications

  • Effects of egg storage time on spread of hatch, chick quality, and chick juvenile growth.

    K. Tona;F. Bamelis;B. De Ketelaere;V. Bruggeman

  • Effects of Age of Broiler Breeders and Egg Storage on Egg Quality, Hatchability, Chick Quality, Chick Weight, and Chick Posthatch Growth to Forty-Two Days

    K. Tona;O. Onagbesan;B. De Ketelaere;E. Decuypere

  • The day-old chick: a crucial hinge between breeders and broilers

    E. Decuypere;K. Tona;V. Bruggeman;F. Bamelis

  • Critical Assessment of Chick Quality Measurements as an Indicator of Posthatch Performance

    Hilke Willemsen;Nadia Everaert;Anouck Witters;L De Smit

  • Effects of Thermal Manipulation During Early and Late Embryogenesis on Thermotolerance and Breast Muscle Characteristics in Broiler Chickens

    A Collin;C Berri;S Tesseraud;F. E. Requena Rodon

  • Delay in feed access and spread of hatch: importance of early nutrition

    H. Willemsen;M. Debonne;Quirine Swennen;N. Everaert

  • Intra-ovarian growth factors regulating ovarian function in avian species: a review.

    Okanlawon Onagbesan;Veerle Bruggeman;Eddy Decuypere

  • The Endocrine Interface of Environmental and Egg Factors Affecting Chick Quality

    Eddy Decuypere;Veerle Bruggeman

  • The effects of the spread of hatch and interaction with delayed feed access after hatch on broiler performance until seven days of age

    Christine Careghi;Kokou Tona;Okanlawon Onagbesan;Johan Buyse

  • Relationship Between Broiler Breeder’s Age and Egg Weight Loss and Embryonic Mortality During Incubation in Large-Scale Conditions

    Kokou Tona;Flip Bamelis;W Coucke;Veerle Bruggeman

  • Effect of thermal conditioning during embryonic development on aspects of physiological responses of broilers to heat stress

    V.B.M. Moraes;R.D. Malheiros;V. Bruggeman;Anne Collin

  • Developmental endocrinology of the reproductive axis in the chicken embryo

    Veerle Bruggeman;Pieter Van As;Eddy Decuypere

  • Effects of timing and duration of feed restriction during rearing on reproductive characteristics in broiler breeder females

    Veerle Bruggeman;O Onagbesan;E D'Hondt;Nadine Buys

  • Comparison of Embryo Physiological Parameters During Incubation, Chick Quality, and Growth Performance of Three Lines of Broiler Breeders Differing in Genetic Composition and Growth Rate

    Kokou Tona;OM Onagbesan;Y Jego;B Kamers

  • The broiler breeder paradox: ethical, genetic and physiological perspectives, and suggestions for solutions.

    E. Decuypere;V. Bruggeman;Nadia Everaert;Yue Li

  • Effects of genotype and feed allowance on plasma luteinizing hormones, follicle-stimulating hormones, progesterone, estradiol levels, follicle differentiation, and egg production rates of broiler breeder hens.

    OM Onagbesan;S Metayer;Kokou Tona;J Williams

  • Embryonic developmental plasticity of the chick: Increased CO2 during early stages of incubation changes the developmental trajectories during prenatal and postnatal growth

    Lieve De Smit;Veerle Bruggeman;Jacob K. Tona;Marianne Debonne

  • Day-old chick quality: Relationship to hatching egg quality, adequate incubation practice and prediction of broiler performance

    Kokou Tona;Veerle Bruggeman;Okanlawon Onagbesan;Flip Bamelis

  • The effect of timing of thermal conditioning during incubation on embryo physiological parameters and its relationship to thermotolerance in adult broiler chickens

    V.M.B. Moraes;R.D. Malheiros;V. Bruggeman;A. Collin

  • Acclimation to Heat During Incubation. 1. Embryonic Morphological Traits, Blood Biochemistry, and Hatching Performance

    S Yalçin;M Cabuk;Veerle Bruggeman;E Babacanoglu

  • Effects of ad libitum feeding on performance of different strains of broiler breeders

    A Heck;Okanlawon Onagbesan;Kokou Tona;S Metayer

  • Effect of chronic hypoxia during embryonic development on physiological functioning and on hatching and post-hatching parameters related to ascites syndrome in broiler chickens.

    Mohammad Hassanzadeh;M. H. Bozorgmehri Fard;Johan Buyse;Veerle Bruggeman

  • Gas exchange during storage and incubation of Avian eggs: effects on embryogenesis, hatchability, chick quality and post-hatch growth

    Okanlawon Onagbesan;Veerle Bruggeman;L De Smit;Marian Debonne

  • Vinculin and cellular retinol-binding protein-1 are markers for quiescent and activated hepatic stellate cells in formalin-fixed paraffin embedded human liver.

    Elke Van Rossen;Sara Vander Borght;Leo Adrianus van Grunsven;Hendrik Reynaert

Frequent Co-Authors

Okanlawon Onagbesan
Okanlawon Onagbesan Federal University of Agriculture
Kokou Tona
Kokou Tona University of Lomé
Johan Buyse
Johan Buyse KU Leuven
Veerle Darras
Veerle Darras KU Leuven
Anne Collin
Anne Collin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Paul B. Siegel
Paul B. Siegel Virginia Tech
Servet Yalçin
Servet Yalçin United States Department of Agriculture
Michel Picard
Michel Picard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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