Results of 2nd trial have been shared with VDN and available in the form of Tables for publication. First draft publication available.
Results of 1st trial (BF4F & F4F financed) published by S. van Gastelen, J. Dijkstra, K. Nichols, A. Bannink. 2021.
Abomasal infusion of ground corn and ammonium chloride in early lactating Holstein-Friesian dairy cows to induce hindgut and metabolic acidosis. Journal of Dairy Science, in press
Nutritional approaches to reduce or prevent feather pecking in laying hens: any potential to intervene during rearing? Mens, A.J.W., M.M. van Krimpen and R.P. Kwakkel. 2020. World’s Poultry Science Journal. DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2020.1772024
Mammary gland amino acid utilization in dairy cattle is affected more by exogenous glucose than by long-chain fatty acids at low and high metabolizable protein levels Nichols, K.; Bannink, A.; Doelman, J.; Dijkstra, J. (2019). Journal of Dairy Science, submitted.
Whole-body and mammary gland metabolism in dairy cattle [Impact of postabsorptive energetic substrates and amino acid profiles] Nichols, K. (2019) PhD Thesis Wageningen University, submitted
Providing an inadequate phosphorus diet in the neonatal phase of broilers does not improve phosphorus efficiency in later life. S.K. Kar, E. Willems, J. van Harn, J. van Baal, and M.M. van Krimpen. Submitted, Poultry Science.
Rumen sensors: data and interpretation for key rumen metabolic processes: Biosensors and Big data management. Dijkstra, J., van Gastelen, S., Dieho, K., Nichols, K. E., & Bannink, A. (2019). Advances in Animal Biosciences, 10(3), 376-376.
Mammary gland utilization of amino acids and energy metabolites differs when dairy cow rations are isoenergetically supplemented with protein and fat. Nichols, K., van Laar, H., Bannink, A. & Dijkstra, J., Feb 2019, In : Journal of Dairy Science. 102, 2, p. 1160-1175
Energy and nitrogen balance of dairy cattle as affected by provision of different essential amino acid profiles at the same metabolizable protein supply. Nichols, K., Bannink, A. & Dijkstra, J., Oct 2019, In : Journal of Dairy Science. 102, 10, p. 8963-8976
A manuscript entitled ‘Coarse limestone cannot alleviate the negative effect of a low Ca/P ratio diet on bone quality and growth performance in broilers’ has been submitted to Poultry Science. An abstract of this study has also been submitted for publication at the World Poultry Conference in 2020.
Increased diet viscosity by oat β-glucans decreases the passage rate of liquids in the stomach and affects digesta physicochemical properties in growing pigs. Schop, M., A.J.M. Jansman, S. de Vries and W.J.J. Gerrits (2019). Animal. doi:10.1017/S1751731119001824
In vitro enzymatic protein hydrolysis kinetics of feed ingredients. Schop, M., S. de Vries, W.J.J. Gerrits and A. J. M. Jansman (2019). Chapter 4 PhD thesis M. Schop.
Modelling digestion and absorption kinetics of nutrients in growing pigs. Schop, M., A.J.M. Jansman, S. de Vries, J. L. Ellis and W.J.J. Gerrits (2019). Chapter 5 PhD thesis M. Schop.
Induced lung inflammation and dietary protein supply affect nitrogen retention and amino acid, Kampman-van de Hoek, E. ; Sakkas, P. ; Gerrits, W.J.J. ; Borne, J.J.G.C. van den; Peet-Schwering, C.M.C. van der; Jansman, A.J.M. (2015), British Journal of Nutrition 113 (3). - p. 414 - 425.
Network analysis of temporal functionalities of the gut induced by perturbations in new-born piglets. Benis N, Schokker D, Suarez-Diez M, Martins Dos Santos VA, Smidt H, Smits MA. BMC Genomics. 2015 Jul 29;16:556. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1733-8
Early-life environmental variation affects intestinal microbiota and immune development in new-born piglets. Schokker D, Zhang J, Zhang LL, Vastenhouw SA, Heilig HG, Smidt H, Rebel JM, Smits MA. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 18;9(6):e100040. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100040. eCollection 2014.
Early life microbial colonization of the gut and intestinal development differ between genetically divergent broiler lines. Schokker D, Veninga G, Vastenhouw SA, Bossers A, de Bree FM, Kaal-Lansbergen LM, Rebel JM, Smits MA. BMC Genomics. 2015 May 28;16:418. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1646-6
Long-lasting effects of early-life antibiotic treatment and routine animal handling on gut microbiota composition and immune system in pigs. Schokker D, Zhang J, Vastenhouw SA, Heilig HG, Smidt H, Rebel JM, Smits MA. PLoS One. 2015 Feb 6;10(2):e0116523. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116523. eCollection 2015.
Hatew, B., S. C. Podesta, H. van Laar, W. F. Pellikaan, J. L. Ellis, J. Dijkstra, and A. Bannink. (2014). Effects of dietary starch content and rate of fermentation on methane production in lactating dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science
Hatew, B., J.W. Cone, W.F. Pellikaan, S.C. Podesta, A. Bannink, W.H. Hendriks, J. Dijkstra. (2014). Relationship between in vitro and in vivo rumen methane production, measured simultaneously with different starch sources and starch levels, submitted.
Heeren, J.A.H., Podesta, S.C., Hatew, B., Klop, G., van Laar, H., Bannink, A., Warner, D., de Jonge, L.H. & Dijkstra, J. (2014). Rumen degradation characteristics of ryegrass herbage and ryegrass silage are affected by interactions between stage of maturity and nitrogen fertilisation rate. Animal Production Science 54, 1263-1267.
Warner, D., S. C. Podesta, B. Hatew, G. Klop, H. van Laar, A. Bannink, and J. Dijkstra. (2014). Effect of nitrogen fertilization and regrowth interval of grass herbage on methane emission of zero-grazing lactating dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, in revision.
Warner, D., G. Klop, B. Hatew, S.C. Podesta, S. van Gastelen, H. van Laar, A. Bannink, and J. Dijkstra. (2014). Effect of nitrogen fertilisation rate and maturity of ryegrass silage on methane emission by lactating dairy cows, in prep.
Berends, H., Gerrits, W.J.J., France, J., Ellis, J.L., van Zijderveld, S.M. & Dijkstra, J. (2014). Evaluation of the SF6 tracer technique for estimating methane emission rates with reference to dairy cows using a mechanistic model. Journal of Theoretical Biology 353, 1-8.
Ellis, J.L., J. Dijkstra A. Bannink, E. Kebreab, S. Archibeque, C. Benchaar , K. A. Beauchemin, J. D. Nkrumah and J. France. (2014). Prediction of methane production in feedlot beef cattle within a mechanistic digestion model. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 94: 509-524.
Early-life environmental variation affects intestinal microbiota and immune development in new-born piglets. Schokker D, Zhang J, Zhang LL, Vastenhouw SA, Heilig HG, Smidt H, Rebel JM, Smits MA. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 18;9(6):e100040. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100040. eCollection 2014.
The role of antibiotics for a balanced immune system. Smits MA, Jansman AJ, Savelkoul HF, Rebel AJ. Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 2014 Jun 1;139(6):22-6.
Kebreab E., L. Tedeschi, J. Dijkstra, J.L. Ellis, A. Bannink and J. France. 2015. Modeling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Enteric Fermentation. In: Synthesis and Modeling of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Storage in Agricultural and Forest Systems to Guide Mitigation and Adaptation, Ed E. Kebreab. American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.
Reynolds, C.K. Humphries, D.J., Van Vuuren, A.M. , Dijkstra, J., Bannink, A. 2014. Considerations for feeding starch to high yielding dairy cows In: Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition. Eds. Garnsworthy, P.C, Wiseman, J., Packington, UK, Context Products Ltd, p.27-47.
Bannink, A., Ellis, J.L., Mach, N., Spek, J.W., Dijkstra, J. (2013). Interactions between enteric methane and nitrogen excretion in dairy cows/ Advances in Animal Bioscience Advances in Animal Biosciences / Volume 4 / Supplement s1 / September 2013, pp 19-27. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2040470013000277
Dijkstra, J., Reynolds, C.K., Kebreab, E., Bannink, A., Ellis, J.L., France, J. & Van Vuuren, A.M. (2013). Challenges in ruminant nutrition: towards minimal nitrogen losses in cattle. In Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition in Sustainable Animal Production, pp. 47-58 [J.W. Oltjen, E. Kebreab and H. Lapierre, eds]. Wageningen, the Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
Gerber, P.J., Hristov, A.N., Henderson, B., Makkar, H., Oh, J., Lee, C., Meinen, R., Montes, F., Ott, T., Firkins, J., Rotz, A., Dell, C., Adesogan, A.T., Yang, W.Z., Tricarico, J.M., Kebreab, E., Waghorn, G., Dijkstra, J. & Oosting, S. (2013). Technical options for the mitigation of direct methane and nitrous oxide emissions from livestock: a review. Animal 7(s2), pp. 220-234.
Hristov, A.N., Oh, J., Lee, C., Meinen, R., Montes, F., Ott, T., Firkins, J., Rotz, A., Dell, C., Adesogan, C., Yang, W., Tricarico, J., Kebreab, E., Waghorn, G., Dijkstra, J. & Oosting, S.J. (2013). Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in livestock production - A review of technical options for non-CO2 emissions. FAO Animal Production and Health Paper, (ISSN 0254-6019), 177.
Van Emous, R.A., Kwakkel, R.P., Krimpen M.M. van, & Hendriks, W.H. (2013) Effects of growth patterns and dietary crude protein levels during rearing on body composition and performance in broiler breeder females during the rearing and laying period. Poult Sci. 2013 Aug;92(8):2091-100.
Van Emous, R.A., Kwakkel, R.P., Krimpen M.M. van, & Hendriks, W.H. (2013) Effects of growth pattern and dietary protein level during rearing on feed intake, eating time/rate, behavior, plasma corticosterone levels, and feather cover in broiler breeder females during the rearing and laying period. Applied Animal Behaviour Science (submitted).
“Pluimveehouderij” nummer 5, 19 april 2013, jaargang 43. Van Emous R.A., M.M. van Krimpen en R.P. Kwakkel. Minder eiwit, goed gedrag
Varkens voeren op basis van gezondheidsstatus. Veehouder & Veearts, dec. 2013.
J.W. Spek, J. Dijkstra, G. van Duinkerken, W.H. Hendriks, and A. Bannink (2013). Prediction of urinary nitrogen and urinary urea nitrogen excretion by lactating dairy cattle in Northwestern Europe and North America: A meta-analysis .Journal of Dairy Science 96 (7): 4310–4322.
Spek, J.W.; Bannink, A.; Gort, G.; Hendriks, W.H.; Dijkstra, J. (2013). Interaction between dietary content of protein and sodium chloride on milk urea concentration, urinary urea excretion, renal recycling of urea, and urea transfer to the gastrointestinal tract in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science 96 (9). - p. 5734 - 5745.
Spek, J.W.; Dijkstra, J.; Duinkerken, G. van; Bannink, A. (2013). A review of factors influencing milk urea concentration and its relationship with urinary urea excretion in lactating dairy cattle (Online first). Journal of Agricultural Science.
Spek, J.W., Dijkstra, J., Bannink, A. (2013). Influence of urea level and urea transfer from milk to blood in dairy cows.
Spek, J.W. (2013). Variation of milk urea in dairy cattle : a study on factors that affect the relationship between urea concentration in milk and urea excretion in urine. WUR Wageningen UR. Promotor(en): Hendriks, prof.dr.ir. W.H., co-promotor(en): Dijkstra, dr.ir. J.; Bannink, dr. A.. - [S.l. : s.n.], - p. 156.
Ali, M. Rumen fermentation profile and intestinal digestibility of maize and grass silages. PhD thesis, Wageningen University, sep 2013.