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Researcher

Stijn Heirbaut

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Awards & Distinctions

33 Results

2026

Machine learning to understand relationships between farm practices and milk fatty acids across diverse European dairy farms

Aziz MouhannaL. Rey-CadilhacM. BertonR. EppensteinM. GeléG. PleschB. MartinEline KowalskiStijn HeirbautStefaan De Smet

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

2025

Metabolic clustering of dairy cows in early lactation using trajectories of inline milk β-Hydroxybutyrate

Stijn HeirbautMuluken Girma MulatKarolien HertogsMingqi ZhangSander StormeKatleen GeerinckxVeerle Fievez

Periparturient oxidative and inflammatory status and their relation to energy metabolism and performance in transition dairy cows

Mingqi ZhangStijn HeirbautKarolien HertogsMuluken Girma MulatKatleen GeerinckxEls StevensBen AernoutsNympha De NeveVeerle Fievez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Rumen metabolic environment of dairy cows varying in susceptibility of subacute ruminal acidosis modifies in vitro bacterial composition and fermentation

Hong YangStijn HeirbautJeyamalar JeyanathanXiaoping JingMingqi ZhangNympha De NeveLeen VandaeleVeerle Fievez

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Temporal and interanimal variation in bloodspot acylcarnitine and amino acid profiles in relation to conventional metabolites and hormones in Holstein dairy cows

Pius LutakomeStijn HeirbautMuluken Girma MulatMingqi ZhangXiaoping JingKarolien HertogsKatleen GeerinckxEls StevensBen AernoutsLeen Vandaele et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

2024

Combination of milk variables and on-farm data as an improved diagnostic tool for metabolic status evaluation in dairy cattle during the transition period

Stijn HeirbautXiaoping JingB. StefańskaE. Pruszyńska-OszmałekB. AmpeC. UmstätterL. VandaeleVeerle Fievez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Metabolic clusters of early-lactating dairy cows based on blood β-hydroxybutyrate trajectories and predicted from milk compounds

Muluken Girma MulatStijn HeirbautKarolien HertogsX. P. JingMingqi ZhangPius LutakomeK. GeerinckxS. ElsB. AernoutsL. Vandaele et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Milk yield residuals and their link with the metabolic status of dairy cows in the transition period

Matthieu SalamoneInes AdriaensArno LiseuneStijn HeirbautXiaoping JingVeerle FievezL. VandaeleGeert OpsomerMiel HostensB. Aernouts

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Ontologies as a key to data challenges in Digital Twinning

Jeroen DegrooteSaba NoorStijn HeirbautThomas Van De PutteMiel Hostens

Shortening of the telomere length during the transition period of dairy cows in relation to biological stress

Manon DewulfOsvaldo Américo Bogado PascottiniStijn HeirbautMaya MeestersDries S. MartensTim S. NawrotMingqi ZhangX. P. JingLeen VandaeleVeerle Fievez et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Systemic inflammation in early lactation and its relation to the cows' oxidative and metabolic status, productive and reproductive performance, and physical activity

Mengyi ZhangStijn HeirbautXiaoping JingB. StefanskaL. VandaeleNympha De NeveVeerle Fievez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

2023

Diagnostic milk biomarkers for predicting the metabolic health status of dairy cattle during early lactation

Stijn HeirbautXiaoping JingBarbara StefańskaE. Pruszyńska-OszmałekLiesbet BuyssePius LutakomeMingqi ZhangMirjan ThysLeen VandaeleVeerle Fievez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Inter-animal variability in systemic inflammation status in early lactation and its relation to the cows’ metabolic status and reproductive performance

Mingqi Zhangdr. Stijn HeirbautXiaoping JingNympha De NeveLeen VandaeleVeerle Fievez

Monitoring metabolic status and ruminal health in holstein cattle during the transition period using biomarkers and sensor technology

dr. Stijn HeirbautVeerle FievezLeen Vandaele

Prediction of metabolic status of dairy cows in early lactation using milk fatty acids and test-day variables

Muluken Girma MulatA.T.M. van KnegselStijn HeirbautL. VandaeleX.P. JingB. StefańskaVeerle Fievez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Stress during the transition period shortens telomere length in dairy cows

Manon DewulfMieke Van Eetveldedr. Stijn HeirbautMaya MeestersDries Martens [missing]Geert Opsomer

Transition cow clusters with distinctive antioxidant ability and their relation to performance and metabolic status in early lactation

Mingqi ZhangStijn HeirbautXiaoping JingB. StefańskaL. VandaeleNympha De NeveVeerle Fievez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Viability and function dynamics of circulating versus endometrial polymorphonuclear leukocytes in postpartum dairy cows with subclinical or clinical endometritis

Leen LietaerOsvaldo Américo Bogado PascottiniStijn HeirbautKristel DemeyereLeen VandaeleEvelyne MeyerVeerle FievezJo LeroyGeert Opsomer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

2022

Circulating and endometrial polymorphonuclear leukocyte function dynamics in postpartum dairy cows with subclinical or clinical endometritis

Osvaldo Américo Bogado PascottiniLeen Lietaerdr. Stijn HeirbautKristel DemeyereLeen VandaeleEvelyne MeyerVeerle FievezJo LeroyGeert Opsomer

Diagnostic milk biomarkers for predicting the metabolic health status of high yielding dairy cattle during lactation

dr. Stijn HeirbautXiaoping JingBarbara StefańskaE. Pruszynska-OszmalekLiesbet BuyssePius LutakomeMingqi ZhangMirjan ThysLeen VandaeleVeerle Fievez

Different reticuloruminal pH metrics of high-yielding dairy cattle during the transition period in relation to metabolic health, activity, and feed intake

Stijn HeirbautD. Berge JensenJing XuB. StefanskaPius LutakomeL. VandaeleVeerle Fievez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Elevated levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate acid in early lactating cows with impaired antioxidant ability

Mingqi Zhangdr. Stijn HeirbautXiaoping JingLeen VandaeleNympha De NeveVeerle Fievez

Quantitative and functional dynamics of circulating and endometrial polymorphonuclear leukocytes in healthy peripartum dairy cows

Leen LietaerOsvaldo Américo Bogado Pascottinidr. Stijn HeirbautKristel DemeyereLeen VandaeleEvelyne MeyerVeerle FievezGeert Opsomer

A1 Journal Article in THERIOGENOLOGY

Residual milk based on historic data, a new possibility to evaluate the transition succes

Matthieu SalamoneInes AdriaensGeert Opsomerdr. Stijn HeirbautVeerle FievezMiel HostensBen Aernouts

Subacute ruminal acidosis phenotypes in periparturient dairy cows differ in ruminal and salivary bacteria and in the in vitro fermentative activity of their ruminal microbiota

Hong Yangdr. Stijn HeirbautJeyamalar JeyanathanXiaoping JingNympha De NeveL. VandaeleVeerle Fievez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Susceptibility of dairy cows to subacute ruminal acidosis is reflected in both prepartum and postpartum bacteria as well as odd- and branched-chain fatty acids in feces

Hong Yangdr. Stijn HeirbautXiaoping JingNympha De NeveLeen VandaeleJeyamalar JeyanathanVeerle Fievez

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

2021

Biomarkers in milk as predictors for metabolic health status of dairy cows during early lactation

dr. Stijn HeirbautXiaoping JingLeen VandaeleVeerle Fievez

Dynamics of uterine polymorphonuclear leukocytes in healthy postpartum dairy cows

Leen LietaerGeert Opsomerdr. Stijn HeirbautKristel DemeyereLeen VandaeleVeerle FievezEvelyne MeyerOsvaldo Américo Bogado Pascottini

Flow cytometric assessment of the viability and functionality of uterine polymorphonuclear leukocytes in postpartum dairy cows

Leen LietaerKristel Demeyeredr. Stijn HeirbautEvelyne MeyerGeert OpsomerOsvaldo Américo Bogado Pascottini

A1 Journal Article in ANIMALS

Flow cytometric assessment of viability and functionality of uterine polymorphonuclear leukocytes in postpartum dairy cows

Leen LietaerKristel Demeyeredr. Stijn HeirbautEvelyne MeyerGeert OpsomerOsvaldo Américo Bogado Pascottini

Increased MDA in early lactating cows with elevated blood levels of NEFA and BHB

Mingqi Zhangdr. Stijn HeirbautXiaoping JingLeen VandaeleNympha De NeveVeerle Fievez

Periparturient Holstein cows of varying subacute ruminal acidosis phenotype differ in rumen bacterial community and its in vitro assessed functionality

Hong YangJeyamalar Jeyanathandr. Stijn HeirbautNympha De NeveLeen VandaeleVeerle Fievez

2019

The transition period as a monitoring window for resilience of high yielding dairy cows

dr. Stijn HeirbautXiaoping JingLeen VandaeleVeerle Fievez