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Veerle Fievez

Veerle Fievez

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
55
Citations
9363
World Ranking
460
National Ranking
18

Overview

Veerle Fievez is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the broad field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on various subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Small Animals.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal health and immunology
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health

Veerle Fievez has contributed to numerous publications, with a notable presence in journals such as the Journal of Dairy Science and other venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science (17 publications)
  • animal (3 publications)
  • Toxins (2 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)
  • Tropical Animal Health and Production (2 publications)

Recent published papers reflect the scientist's engagement with topics related to rumen microbiology, livestock health, and nutritional profiling. Selected recent works include:

  • "Invited review: Role of rumen biohydrogenation intermediates and rumen microbes in diet-induced milk fat depression: An update," 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "In Vitro Rumen Simulations Show a Reduced Disappearance of Deoxynivalenol, Nivalenol and Enniatin B at Conditions of Rumen Acidosis and Lower Microbial Activity," 2020, Toxins
  • "Diagnostic milk biomarkers for predicting the metabolic health status of dairy cattle during early lactation," 2022, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Effect of Feeding Improved Grass Hays and Eragrostis tef Straw Silage on Milk Yield, Nitrogen Utilization, and Methane Emission of Lactating Fogera Dairy Cows in Ethiopia," 2020, Animals
  • "Identifying and exploring biohydrogenating rumen bacteria with emphasis on pathways including trans-10 intermediates," 2020, BMC Microbiology

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, with notable coauthors including Stijn Heirbaut, Leen Vandaele, Xiaoping Jing, B. Vlaeminck, and Barbara Stefańska.

Best Publications

  • Factors affecting odd- and branched-chain fatty acids in milk: A review

    Bruno Vlaeminck;Veerle Fievez;Arj Cabrita;Ajm Fonseca

  • Milk odd- and branched-chain fatty acids as biomarkers of rumen function—An update

    V. Fievez;E. Colman;J.M. Castro-Montoya;I. Stefanov

  • Estimation of direct and indirect gas production in syringes: A tool to estimate short chain fatty acid production that requires minimal laboratory facilities.

    Veerle Fievez;Oj Babayemi;Daniel Demeyer

  • Effect of dietary starch or micro algae supplementation on rumen fermentation and milk fatty acid composition of dairy cows.

    Charlotte Boeckaert;Bruno Vlaeminck;J Dijkstra;A Issa-Zacharia

  • Fish oils as potent rumen methane inhibitors and associated effects on rumen fermentation in vitro and in vivo

    Veerle Fievez;F Dohme;M Danneels;Katleen Raes

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

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

  • Influence of different dietary forages on the fatty acid composition of rumen digesta as well as ruminant meat and milk

    M. Lourenço;G. Van Ranst;B. Vlaeminck;S. De Smet

  • Microencapsulated Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Feed Modify Colonization and Invasion Early After Infection with Salmonella Enteritidis in Young Chickens

    F. Van Immerseel;V. Fievez;J. de Buck;F. Pasmans

  • Accumulation of trans C18:1 fatty acids in the rumen after dietary algal supplementation is associated with changes in the Butyrivibrio community.

    Charlotte Boeckaert;Bruno Vlaeminck;Veerle Fievez;Lois Maignien

  • Invasion of Salmonella enteritidis in avian intestinal epithelial cells in vitro is influenced by short-chain fatty acids.

    F Van Immerseel;J De Buck;F Pasmans;P Velge

  • Use of Odd and Branched-Chain Fatty Acids in Rumen Contents and Milk as a Potential Microbial Marker

    B. Vlaeminck;C. Dufour;A. M. van Vuuren;A. R. J. Cabrita

  • Fatty acid composition of the follicular fluid of normal weight, overweight and obese women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment: a descriptive cross-sectional study.

    Sara D.M. Valckx;Maria Arias-Alvarez;Ingrid De Pauw;Veerle Fievez

  • Use of principal component analysis to investigate the origin of heptadecenoic and conjugated linoleic acids in milk.

    V. Fievez;B. Vlaeminck;M. S. Dhanoa;Richard J. Dewhurst

  • Effect of Lactation Stage on the Odd- and Branched-Chain Milk Fatty Acids of Dairy Cattle Under Grazing and Indoor Conditions

    M. Craninx;A. Steen;H. Van Laar;T. Van Nespen

  • Invited review: Role of rumen biohydrogenation intermediates and rumen microbes in diet-induced milk fat depression: An update

    Lore Dewanckele;P.G. Toral;Bruno Vlaeminck;Veerle Fievez

  • Assessing rumen biohydrogenation and its manipulation in vivo, in vitro and in situ

    Veerle Fievez;Bruno Vlaeminck;Tom Jenkins;Francis Enjalbert

  • Effect of combined ensiling of sorghum and soybean with or without molasses and lactobacilli on silage quality and in vitro rumen fermentation

    R Lima;Marta Ribeiro Alves Lourenço;RF Diaz;A Castro

  • In vitro screening of various tropical foliages, seeds, fruits and medicinal plants for low methane and high ammonia generating potentials in the rumen

    Cr Soliva;Ab Zeleke;C Clement;Hd Hess

  • Effect of dry period length and dietary energy source on energy balance, milk yield, and milk composition of dairy cows.

    A.T.M. van Knegsel;G.J. Remmelink;S. Jorjong;V. Fievez

  • Effect of Forage:Concentrate Ratio on Fatty Acid Composition of Rumen Bacteria Isolated From Ruminal and Duodenal Digesta

    Bruno Vlaeminck;Veerle Fievez;Daniel Demeyer;Rj Dewhurst

  • Short Communication: Elevated Concentrations of Oleic Acid and Long-Chain Fatty Acids in Milk Fat of Multiparous Subclinical Ketotic Cows

    Y.N.T. Van Haelst;A. Beeckman;A.T.M. Van Knegsel;V. Fievez

  • Effect of fish oil on in vitro rumen lipolysis, apparent biohydrogenation of linoleic and linolenic acid and accumulation of biohydrogenation intermediates

    T.T. Chow;V. Fievez;A.P. Moloney;K. Raes

  • Selected trace and ultratrace elements: Biological role, content in feed and requirements in animal nutrition – Elements for risk assessment

    Marleen Van Paemel;Noël Dierick;Geert Janssens;Veerle Fievez

  • Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, butyrate-producing bacterium isolated from the caecal content of a broiler chicken.

    Venessa Eeckhaut;Filip Van Immerseel;Emma Teirlynck;Frank Pasmans

  • Causes of variation in fatty acid content and composition in grass and maize silages

    NA Khan;JW Cone;Veerle Fievez;WH Hendriks;WH Hendriks

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniël Demeyer
Daniël Demeyer Ghent University
Katleen Raes
Katleen Raes Ghent University
Geert Opsomer
Geert Opsomer Ghent University
Yong Meng Goh
Yong Meng Goh Universiti Putra Malaysia
A.M. van Vuuren
A.M. van Vuuren Wageningen University & Research
S. De Smet
S. De Smet Ghent University
Nico Boon
Nico Boon Ghent University
Wouter H. Hendriks
Wouter H. Hendriks Wageningen University & Research
Richard J. Dewhurst
Richard J. Dewhurst Scotland's Rural College
Geert Janssens
Geert Janssens Ghent University

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