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Correction: Pathogen group-specific risk factors for intramammary infection in water buffalo Open

Shuvo Singha, Gerrit Koop, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Fabrizio Ceciliani, María Filippa Addis , et al. · 2025

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299929.].

The effect of floor type on the welfare of intensively housed goats: A review Open

L.I.W. Steenaert, Gerrit Koop · 2025

Effect of bluetongue serotype 3 vaccines on probability of viremia and NSAID usage in Dutch dairy cattle herds Open

Reinard R. Everts, Margit Groenevelt, Koen Oosterhuis, Elske Kelderman, Gerrit Koop · 2025

Introduction After the outbreak of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV3) in The Netherlands in September 2023, three pharmaceutical companies developed inactivated vaccines against this newly emerged serotype in a short period of time, making it po…

A systematic review and meta-analysis of lameness scoring methods and the prevalence of lameness of dairy cows in Northwest Europe Open

Wesley Wessels, E.A.M. Bokkers, I.J.M. de Boer, Ellen Meijer, T.B. Rodenburg , et al. · 2025

Lameness in dairy cows, linked to claw disorders and pain, is a major welfare concern. Studies worldwide use various scoring methods, resulting in differing prevalences. To address this, we developed a 3-level comparative locomotion scale …

Individual goats can be super shedders of Staphylococcus lugdunensis and Staphylococcus simulans Open

Yvette de Geus, Roosmarijn Blok, Mirlin Spaninks, Arjan Stegeman, Lindert Benedictus , et al. · 2025

The bulk milk total bacterial count (BMTBC) is a key milk quality indicator because bacterial byproducts reduce the shelf life of milk and dairy products and increase the risk of bacterial overgrowth before consumption. Exceeding BMTBC lim…

Foodborne bacteria in milk and milk products along the water buffalo milk chain in Bangladesh Open

Shuvo Singha, Gerrit Koop, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Fabrizio Ceciliani, M. M. R. Howlader , et al. · 2024

Total bacterial count and somatic cell count in bulk and individual goat milk around kidding: Two longitudinal observational studies Open

Yvette de Geus, Peter Scherpenisse, Lidwien A.M. Smit, Alex Bossers, J.A. Stegeman , et al. · 2024

Total bacterial count (TBC) and SCC are important quality parameters in goat milk. Exceeding the bulk milk TBC (BMTBC) thresholds leads to price penalties for Dutch dairy goat farmers. Controlling these milk quality parameters can be chall…

Pathogen group-specific risk factors for intramammary infection in water buffalo Open

Shuvo Singha, Gerrit Koop, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Fabrizio Ceciliani, María Filippa Addis , et al. · 2024

A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of intramammary infection (IMI) associated bacteria and to identify risk factors for pathogen group-specific IMI in water buffalo in Bangladesh. A California Mastitis Test (C…

Prevalence of foodborne zoonotic pathogens in milk and milk products along the water buffalo milk value chain in Bangladesh Open

Shuvo Singha, Gerrit Koop, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader , et al. · 2023

Buffalo milk and milk products are considered highly valued due to their superior nutritional quality and health benefits. Therefore, assessing the prevalence of zoonotic pathogens in buffalo milk is crucial for ensuring the safety of the …

The effects of an inactivated vaccine against Staphylococcus spp. on udder health in primiparous dairy goats: A randomized controlled trial Open

Yvette de Geus, Roosmarijn Blok, Jessica Hartjes, Jasmijn Strous, Gerrit Koop · 2023

Staphylococci are the primary pathogens causing clinical and subclinical mastitis in dairy goats. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluates the impact of vaccination with VIMCO® (Hipra, Girona, Spain) on clinical mastitis (CM), gang…

Evaluation of Bayesian Hui-Walter and logistic regression latent class models to estimate diagnostic test characteristics with simulated data Open

Haifang Ni, Gerrit Koop, Irene Klugkist, M. Nielen · 2023

Estimation of the accuracy of diagnostic tests in the absence of a gold standard is an important research subject in epidemiology (Dohoo et al., 2009). One of the most used methods the last few decades is the Bayesian Hui-Walter (HW) laten…

Sustainable Ruminant Health at Utrecht University Open

Miel Hostens, T.J.G.M. Lam, Gerrit Koop · 2023

Colonization of Extramammary Sites with Mastitis-Associated S. aureus Strains in Dairy Goats Open

Catharina Elizabeth Exel, Yvette de Geus, Mirlin Spaninks, Gerrit Koop, Lindert Benedictus · 2023

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a major mastitis pathogen in dairy goats, is classified as a contagious pathogen. Although previous research has shown that extramammary body sites can be colonized with S. aureus, it is unknown whether t…

The prevalence and risk factors of subclinical mastitis in water buffalo (Bubalis bubalis) in Bangladesh Open

Shuvo Singha, Gerrit Koop, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Marjolein Derks, Md. Ahasanul Hoque , et al. · 2023

Association of Staphylococcus aureus genotypes with milk or colonization of extramammary sites in Dutch dairy cattle indicates strain variation in reservoirs for intramammary infections Open

Catharina Elizabeth Exel, Kim Gerritsen, Mirlin Spaninks, Birgitta Duim, Gerrit Koop , et al. · 2022

Subclinical mastitis in dairy cows in south-Asian countries: a review of risk factors and etiology to prioritize control measures Open

Md Saiful Bari, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Ylva Persson, Marjolein Derks, Md. Abu Sayeed , et al. · 2022

Mastitis is a major production disease, causing significant economic losses for dairy farmers in South-Asian countries, as well as other parts of the world. Udder health control programs (UHCP) have been established in developed countries …

A stochastic modelling approach to determine the effect of diverse Staphylococcus aureus strains on the economic and epidemiological outcomes of mastitis intervention strategies in dairy cattle Open

Catharina Elizabeth Exel, Tariq Halasa, Gerrit Koop, W. Steeneveld, T.J.G.M. Lam , et al. · 2021

Incidence, Etiology, and Risk Factors of Clinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows under Semi-Tropical Circumstances in Chattogram, Bangladesh Open

Shuvo Singha, Gerrit Koop, Ylva Persson, Delower Hossain, Lauren Scanlon , et al. · 2021

Clinical mastitis (CM) is an important production disease in dairy cows, but much of the knowledge required to effectively control CM is lacking, specifically in low-income countries where most farms are small and have specific dairy manag…

Regularly fluctuating somatic cell count pattern in dairy herds Open

Zhaoju Deng, T.J.G.M. Lam, H. Hogeveen, Gerrit Koop · 2021

Online somatic cell count (SCC) measurement is widely used in dairy herds milked with automatic milking systems (AMS) and gives the opportunity to closely monitor individual cow udder health. Using automated SCC data, we observed cows disp…

Transmission dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae in a Dutch dairy herd using an automatic milking system Open

Zhaoju Deng, Gerrit Koop, H. Hogeveen, Egil A.J. Fischer, Bart van den Borne , et al. · 2021

Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae are important contagious mastitis pathogens and are considered to mainly transmit between cows through the milking machine. Controlling contagious mastitis on dairy farms requires a reduct…

Dynamics of intramammary infections in suckler ewes during early lactation Open

Lydie W.J.H. van den Crommenacker-Konings, P.J.E.M. van Dam, Reinard Everts, Aminu Shittu, M. Nielen , et al. · 2021

Mastitis is an important problem in meat-producing sheep, but few studies have investigated the transmission dynamics of mastitis pathogens in these animals. The objective of this study was to describe the pathogens causing intramammary in…

Effects of a mastitis treatment strategy with or without on-farm testing Open

Karien Griffioen, A.G.J. Velthuis, Gerrit Koop, T.J.G.M. Lam · 2021

The etiology of mastitis is crucial information to use antimicrobials prudently for control and treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of mastitis diagnosis and treatment strategies with on-farm testing, on cure, new intramamm…

Genomic analysis of European bovine Staphylococcus aureus from clinical versus subclinical mastitis Open

Jurriaan Hoekstra, Aldert Zomer, Victor P. M. G. Rutten, Lindert Benedictus, Arjan Stegeman , et al. · 2020

Antimicrobial use and farmers' attitude toward mastitis treatment on dairy farms with automatic or conventional milking systems Open

Zhaoju Deng, T.J.G.M. Lam, H. Hogeveen, Mirlin Spaninks, N. Heij , et al. · 2020

Mastitis is one of the major causes for antimicrobial use on dairy cattle farms. On farms with an automatic milking system (AMS), diagnostics differ from those with a conventional milking system (CMS), with potentially a different attitude…

Performance of Online Somatic Cell Count Estimation in Automatic Milking Systems Open

Zhaoju Deng, H. Hogeveen, T.J.G.M. Lam, P.P.J. van der Tol, Gerrit Koop · 2020

Somatic cell count (SCC) is one of the most important and widely used mastitis diagnostics. For detecting (sub)clinical mastitis, online SCC related measurements are more and more used in automatic milking systems (AMS). Sensors such as an…

Urinary excretion of advanced glycation end products in dogs and cats Open

Pornsucha Palaseweenun, E.A. Hagen-Plantinga, Jan Thomas Schonewille, Gerrit Koop, Claire I. Butré , et al. · 2020

The present study was conducted with privately owned dogs and cats to investigate whether a relationship exists between the dietary AGEs and the urinary excretion of AGEs, as indication of possible effective absorption of those compounds i…

Prevalence, aetiology and risk factors of subclinical mastitis in goats in Bangladesh Open

S. Akter, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Abu Sayeed, Md. Nurul Islam, Delower Hossain , et al. · 2020

Activation of a Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cell Line by Ruminant-Associated Staphylococcus aureus is Lineage Dependent Open

Jurriaan Hoekstra, Victor P. M. G. Rutten, T.J.G.M. Lam, Kok P. M. van Kessel, Mirlin Spaninks , et al. · 2019

Bovine mastitis is a costly disease to the dairy industry and intramammary infections (IMI) with Staphylococcus aureus are a major cause of mastitis. Staphylococcus aureus strains responsible for mastitis in cattle predominantly belong to …

Differences between Staphylococcus aureus lineages isolated from ovine and caprine mastitis but not between isolates from clinical or subclinical mastitis Open

Jurriaan Hoekstra, Victor P. M. G. Rutten, Marcel van den Hout, Mirlin Spaninks, Lindert Benedictus , et al. · 2019

Staphylococcus aureus is an important mastitis pathogen, causing both clinical mastitis (CM) and subclinical mastitis (SCM) in small ruminants. In general, CM has a low incidence in sheep and goats but can be very severe and costly. In con…

Farm-level risk factors for bovine mastitis in Dutch automatic milking dairy herds Open

Zhaoju Deng, Gerrit Koop, T.J.G.M. Lam, I.A. van der Lans, J.C.M. Vernooij , et al. · 2019

Automatic milking systems (AMS) are installed on a growing number of dairy farms worldwide. Management to support good udder health might be different on farms with an AMS compared with farms milking with a conventional milking system, as …

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