Anogenital distance and fertility in female dairy cattle

Bovine colostrum quality.

Development and strategic basic research towards an innovative biomarker for productive longevity in high-yielding dairy cattle.

Doctoral project Bo Yang

Doctoral project Britt Van Severen

Doctoral project Elke Depreester

Doctoral project Habib Syaiful Arif Tuska

Doctoral project Jan Vandepitte

Doctoral project Jenne De Koster

Doctoral project Karel Verdru

Doctoral project Kristof Hermans

Doctoral project Matthieu Salamone

Doctoral project Maya Meesters

Doctoral project Md. Mostofa Kamal

Doctoral project Mieke Van Eetvelde

Doctoral project Osvaldo Américo Bogado Pascottini

Doctoral project Sabina Curial

Doctoral project Sander Moerman

Doctoral project Vanessa Meganck

Doctoral project William Davy

In vitro fertilization in the bovine

NOVEL INSIGHTS ABOUT UTERINE INNATE IMMUNE FUNCTION AND MICROBIOTA IN CATTLE

Novel insights in the pathogenesis of digital dermatitis and udder cleft dermatitis in dairy cattle

The interaction between the microbiome and the innate immunity in terms of uterine health in postpartal dairy cows.

The microbial composition of bovine colostrum and its relation to the passive transfer of immunity

The role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in bovine uterine health

The uterine microbiome in relation to cyclicity in dairy cows

Doctoral project Annelies Raes

Doctoral project Camilla Benedetti

Doctoral project Jorn Vervaeck

Effects of heat stress conditions on Belgian Blue cattle fertility: warming up for future challenges

Investigating the impact of physiological and pathological factors on locomotion scoring of dairy cattle

About modern diseases and modern dairy cows: a fundamental study unraveling the metabolic stress and inflammatory pathways in periparturient high yielding dairy cows.

Development and strategic basic research towards an innovative biomarker for productive longevity in high-yielding dairy cattle.

Genotype and Environment contributing to the sustainability of dairy cow production systems through the optimal integration of genomic selection and novel management protocols based on the development

Identifying the inflammatory pathway associated with digital dermatitis in dairy cattle.

Improvement of Cattle Fertility and Fetal Programming guided by Ultrasonography, Hormonal Assay and Metabolic Profiling.

Induction of milk fat depression by means of specific fatty acids to reduce the negative energy balance in the beginning of the lactation in high yielding dairy lows

Innovative tools to improve preventive and curative claw care in dairy cattle

Innovative ways to boost a healthy start in young calves: working on improved colostrum quality and transfer of passive immunity.

Innovative ways to boost a healthy start in young calves: working on improved colostrum quality and transfer of passive immunity.

Research project to optimize the herd health management of modern cattle herds with a special interest in the fertility and claw health.

The role of the adipose tissue in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and increased disease susceptibility in high yielding dairy cows

The transition period as a monitoring window for the nutritional and metabolic resilience of high-yielding dairy cattle

The uterine microbiome in dairy cattle and its effect on pregnancy success

Exploring the seminal microbiome in dogs will deliver seminal knowledge on semen quality and dog fertility

Long-term effects of signaling molecules during bovine oocyte maturation in vitro: from research to clinical practice

The canine vaginal microbiome in health, disease and around conception: towards responsible antibiotic use in veterinary practice