| Invited review: Mastitis in dairy heifers: Nature of the disease, potential impact, prevention, and control S De Vliegher, LK Fox, S Piepers, S McDougall, HW Barkema Journal of dairy science 95 (3), 1025-1040, 2012 | 646 | 2012 |
| Distribution of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species from milk and environment of dairy cows differs between herds V Piessens, E Van Coillie, B Verbist, K Supré, G Braem, A Van Nuffel, ... Journal of dairy science 94 (6), 2933-2944, 2011 | 294 | 2011 |
| Some coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species affect udder health more than others K Supré, F Haesebrouck, RN Zadoks, M Vaneechoutte, S Piepers, ... Journal of dairy science 94 (5), 2329-2340, 2011 | 288 | 2011 |
| Prevalence and distribution of mastitis pathogens in subclinically infected dairy cows in Flanders, Belgium S Piepers, L De Meulemeester, A de Kruif, G Opsomer, HW Barkema, ... Journal of Dairy Research 74 (4), 478-483, 2007 | 280 | 2007 |
| Invited review: effect, persistence, and virulence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species associated with ruminant udder health W Vanderhaeghen, S Piepers, F Leroy, E Van Coillie, F Haesebrouck, ... Journal of Dairy Science 97 (9), 5275-5293, 2014 | 213 | 2014 |
| Pig, cattle and poultry farmers with a known interest in research have comparable perspectives on disease prevention and on-farm biosecurity M Laanen, D Maes, C Hendriksen, P Gelaude, S De Vliegher, Y Rosseel, ... Preventive Veterinary Medicine 115 (1-2), 1-9, 2014 | 190 | 2014 |
| Identification, typing, ecology and epidemiology of coagulase negative staphylococci associated with ruminants W Vanderhaeghen, S Piepers, F Leroy, E Van Coillie, F Haesebrouck, ... The Veterinary Journal 203 (1), 44-51, 2015 | 180 | 2015 |
| Interrelations between glucose-induced insulin response, metabolic indicators, and time of first ovulation in high-yielding dairy cows P Bossaert, J Leroy, S De Vliegher, G Opsomer Journal of Dairy Science 91 (9), 3363-3371, 2008 | 163 | 2008 |
| Pathogen-specific incidence rate of clinical mastitis in Flemish dairy herds, severity, and association with herd hygiene J Verbeke, S Piepers, K Supré, S De Vliegher Journal of Dairy Science 97 (11), 6926-6934, 2014 | 160 | 2014 |
| Comparison of embryo quality in high-yielding dairy cows, in dairy heifers and in beef cows J Leroy, G Opsomer, S De Vliegher, T Vanholder, L Goossens, A Geldhof, ... Theriogenology 64 (9), 2022-2036, 2005 | 155 | 2005 |
| Impact of early lactation somatic cell count in heifers on milk yield over the first lactation S De Vliegher, HW Barkema, H Stryhn, G Opsomer, A de Kruif Journal of dairy science 88 (3), 938-947, 2005 | 144 | 2005 |
| Quantification of antimicrobial consumption in adult cattle on dairy herds in Flanders, Belgium, and associations with udder health, milk quality, and production performance M Stevens, S Piepers, K Supré, J Dewulf, S De Vliegher Journal of dairy science 99 (3), 2118-2130, 2016 | 142 | 2016 |
| Prepartum teat apex colonization with Staphylococcus chromogenes in dairy heifers is associated with low somatic cell count in early lactation S De Vliegher, H Laevens, LA Devriese, G Opsomer, JLM Leroy, ... Veterinary microbiology 92 (3), 245-252, 2003 | 123 | 2003 |
| Performance of API Staph ID 32 and Staph-Zym for identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from bovine milk samples OC Sampimon, RN Zadoks, S De Vliegher, K Supré, F Haesebrouck, ... Veterinary microbiology 136 (3-4), 300-305, 2009 | 116 | 2009 |
| Heifers infected with coagulase-negative staphylococci in early lactation have fewer cases of clinical mastitis and higher milk production in their first lactation than … S Piepers, G Opsomer, HW Barkema, A de Kruif, S De Vliegher Journal of dairy science 93 (5), 2014-2024, 2010 | 115 | 2010 |
| Management practices and heifer characteristics associated with early lactation somatic cell count of Belgian dairy heifers S De Vliegher, H Laevens, HW Barkema, IR Dohoo, H Stryhn, G Opsomer, ... Journal of Dairy Science 87 (4), 937-947, 2004 | 112 | 2004 |
| Pathogen group specific risk factors at herd, heifer and quarter levels for intramammary infections in early lactating dairy heifers S Piepers, K Peeters, G Opsomer, HW Barkema, K Frankena, ... Preventive veterinary medicine 99 (2-4), 91-101, 2011 | 109 | 2011 |
| Further evidence for the existence of environmental and host-associated species of coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy cattle A De Visscher, K Supré, F Haesebrouck, RN Zadoks, V Piessens, ... Veterinary microbiology 172 (3-4), 466-474, 2014 | 108 | 2014 |
| Culture-independent exploration of the teat apex microbiota of dairy cows reveals a wide bacterial species diversity G Braem, S De Vliegher, B Verbist, M Heyndrickx, F Leroy, L De Vuyst Veterinary microbiology 157 (3-4), 383-390, 2012 | 107 | 2012 |
| Longitudinal field study to assess sow level risk factors associated with stillborn piglets C Vanderhaeghe, J Dewulf, S De Vliegher, GA Papadopoulos, A de Kruif, ... Animal Reproduction Science 120 (1-4), 78-83, 2010 | 107 | 2010 |
