Francisca C Velkers

Affiliations

Department Population Health Sciences, Division Farm Animal Health, Yalelaan 7, 3584, CL, the Netherlands; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: f.c.velkers@uu.nl.

Publications (35)

Analysis of chicken intestinal natural killer cells, a major IEL subset during embryonic and early life.

Developmental and comparative immunology

Avec: Nathalie Meijerink , Daphne A van Haarlem , Arjan J Stegeman , Victor P M G Rutten , Christine A Jansen

Limited Genetic Diversity of blaCMY-2-Containing IncI1-pST12 Plasmids from Enterobacteriaceae of Human and Broiler Chicken Origin in The Netherlands.

Microorganisms

Avec: Evert P M den Drijver , Joep J J M Stohr , Jaco J Verweij , Carlo Verhulst , Arjan Stegeman , Marjolein F Q Kluytmans-van den Bergh , Jan A J W Kluytmans , I-Health Study Group

Genetic and phenotypic analysis of the pathogenic potential of two novel Chlamydia gallinacea strains compared to Chlamydia psittaci.

Scientific reports

Avec: Marloes Heijne , Martina Jelocnik , Alexander Umanets , Michael S M Brouwer , Annemieke Dinkla , Frank Harders , Lucien J M van Keulen , Hendrik Jan Roest , Famke Schaafsma , Jeanet A van der Goot , Yvonne Pannekoek , Ad P Koets

Monitoring Wind-Borne Particle Matter Entering Poultry Farms via the Air-Inlet: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus and Other Pathogens Risk.

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

Avec: Armin R W Elbers , José L Gonzales , Miriam G J Koene , Evelien A Germeraad , Renate W Hakze-van der Honing , Marleen van der Most , Henk Rodenboog ,

Comparison of the Clinical Manifestation of HPAI H5Nx in Different Poultry Types in the Netherlands, 2014-2022.

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

Avec: Wendy J Wolters , J C M Vernooij , Thomas M Spliethof , Jeanine Wiegel , Armin R W Elbers , Marcel A H Spierenburg , J Arjan Stegeman ,

Estimating the introduction time of highly pathogenic avian influenza into poultry flocks.

Scientific reports

Avec: Peter H F Hobbelen , Armin R W Elbers , Marleen Werkman , Guus Koch , Arjan Stegeman , Thomas J Hagenaars

Competition between Escherichia coli Populations with and without Plasmids Carrying a Gene Encoding Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase in the Broiler Chicken Gut.

Applied and environmental microbiology

Avec: Egil A J Fischer , Cindy M Dierikx , Alieda van Essen-Zandbergen , Dik Mevius , Arjan Stegeman , Don Klinkenberg

Competitive Exclusion Prevents Colonization and Compartmentalization Reduces Transmission of ESBL-Producing

Frontiers in microbiology

Avec: Anita Dame-Korevaar , Jannigje G Kers , Jeanet van der Goot , Daniela Ceccarelli , Dik J Mevius , Arjan Stegeman , Egil A J Fischer

Early Life Inoculation With Adult-Derived Microbiota Accelerates Maturation of Intestinal Microbiota and Enhances NK Cell Activation in Broiler Chickens.

Frontiers in veterinary science

Avec: Nathalie Meijerink , Jannigje G Kers , Daphne A van Haarlem , David M Lamot , Jean E de Oliveira , Hauke Smidt , J Arjan Stegeman , Victor P M G Rutten , Christine A Jansen

Nutritional interventions to support broiler chickens during Eimeria infection.

Poultry science

Avec: R R Santos , F C Velkers , J C M Vernooij , L Star , J L T Heerkens , J van Harn , I C de Jong

Manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Mink Related to Host-, Virus- and Farm-Associated Factors, The Netherlands 2020.

Viruses

Avec: Wendy J Wolters , Myrna M T de Rooij , Robert Jan Molenaar , Jan de Rond , J C M Vernooij , Paola A Meijer , Bas B Oude Munnink , Reina S Sikkema , Arco N van der Spek , Marcel A H Spierenburg , Renate W Hakze-van der Honing , Wim H M van der Poel , Marion P G Koopmans , J Arjan Stegeman , Lidwien A M Smit , Marieke Augustijn-Schretlen ,

Comparison of Different Invasive and Non-Invasive Methods to Characterize Intestinal Microbiota throughout a Production Cycle of Broiler Chickens.

Microorganisms

Avec: Jannigje G Kers , Egil A J Fischer , J Arjan Stegeman , Hauke Smidt ,

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on mink farms between humans and mink and back to humans.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Avec: Bas B Oude Munnink , Reina S Sikkema , David F Nieuwenhuijse , Robert Jan Molenaar , Emmanuelle Munger , Richard Molenkamp , Arco van der Spek , Paulien Tolsma , Ariene Rietveld , Miranda Brouwer , Noortje Bouwmeester-Vincken , Frank Harders , Renate Hakze-van der Honing , Marjolein C A Wegdam-Blans , Ruth J Bouwstra , Corine GeurtsvanKessel , Annemiek A van der Eijk , Lidwien A M Smit , Arjan Stegeman , Wim H M van der Poel , Marion P G Koopmans

Comparing Farm Biosecurity and Antimicrobial Use in High-Antimicrobial-Consuming Broiler and Pig Farms in the Belgian-Dutch Border Region.

Frontiers in veterinary science

Avec: Nele Caekebeke , Franca J Jonquiere , Moniek Ringenier , Tijs J Tobias , Merel Postma , Angelique van den Hoogen , Manon A M Houben , Nathalie Sleeckx , J Arjan Stegeman , Jeroen Dewulf

Temporal Dynamics of Cloacal Microbiota in Adult Laying Chickens With and Without Access to an Outdoor Range.

Frontiers in microbiology

Avec: Janneke Schreuder , Alex Bossers , Ruth J Bouwstra , Willem F de Boer , Pim van Hooft , J Arjan Stegeman , Stephanie D Jurburg

Take care of the environment: housing conditions affect the interplay of nutritional interventions and intestinal microbiota in broiler chickens.

Animal microbiome

Avec: Jannigje G Kers , Egil A J Fischer , Gerben D A Hermes , David M Lamot , J Arjan Stegeman , Hauke Smidt

Wild Bird Densities and Landscape Variables Predict Spatial Patterns in HPAI Outbreak Risk across The Netherlands.

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

Avec: Janneke Schreuder , Henrik J de Knegt , Armin R W Elbers , Julia Stahl , Roy Slaterus , J Arjan Stegeman , Willem F de Boer

Strong and consistent effects of waterbird composition on HPAI H5 occurrences across Europe.

Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America

Avec: Shenglai Yin , Chi Xu , Yong Zhang , Willem F de Boer , Taej Mundkur , Jean Artois , John Y Takekawa , Yali Si , Huaiyu Tian , Guan-Zhu Han , Yuyang Chen , Hongliang Chai , Lijuan Cui , Zheng Y X Huang

Highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4 outbreaks in Dutch poultry farms, 2014-2018: Clinical signs and mortality.

Transboundary and emerging diseases

Avec: Janneke Schreuder , Thijs T M Manders , Armin R W Elbers , Arco N van der Spek , Ruth J Bouwstra , J Arjan Stegeman ,

Limited changes in the fecal microbiome composition of laying hens after oral inoculation with wild duck feces.

Poultry science

Avec: Janneke Schreuder , Ruth J Bouwstra , Nancy Beerens , J Arjan Stegeman , Willem F de Boer , Armin R W Elbers , Pim van Hooft , Anneke Feberwee , Alex Bossers , Stephanie D Jurburg

Coaching Belgian and Dutch Broiler Farmers Aimed at Antimicrobial Stewardship and Disease Prevention.

Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

Avec: Nele Caekebeke , Moniek Ringenier , Franca J Jonquiere , Tijs J Tobias , Merel Postma , Angelique van den Hoogen , Manon A M Houben , Nathalie Sleeckx , Arjan Stegeman , Jeroen Dewulf , On Behalf Of The I-Health Study Group

Development of the

Frontiers in microbiology

Avec: Miriam J Oost , Aletta D Kraneveld , Koen Venema

Associations between phenotypic characteristics and clinical parameters of broilers and intestinal microbial development throughout a production cycle: A field study.

MicrobiologyOpen

Avec: Jannigje G Kers , Jean E de Oliveira , Egil A J Fischer , Monique H G Tersteeg-Zijderveld , Prokopis Konstanti , Jan Arend Arjan Stegeman , Hauke Smidt ,

SARS-CoV-2 infection in cats and dogs in infected mink farms.

Transboundary and emerging diseases

Avec: Anna E van Aart , Egil A J Fischer , Els M Broens , Herman Egberink , Shan Zhao , Marc Engelsma , Renate W Hakze-van der Honing , Frank Harders , Myrna M T de Rooij , Carien Radstake , Paola A Meijer , Bas B Oude Munnink , Jan de Rond , Reina S Sikkema , Arco N van der Spek , Marcel Spierenburg , Wendy J Wolters , Robert-Jan Molenaar , Marion P G Koopmans , Wim H M van der Poel , Arjan Stegeman , Lidwien A M Smit

Long-chain glucomannan supplementation modulates immune responsiveness, as well as intestinal microbiota, and impacts infection of broiler chickens with Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis.

Veterinary research

Avec: Nathalie Meijerink , Jean E de Oliveira , Daphne A van Haarlem , David M Lamot , Hauke Smidt , J Arjan Stegeman , Victor P M G Rutten , Christine A Jansen

Conserved developmental trajectories of the cecal microbiota of broiler chickens in a field study.

FEMS microbiology ecology

Avec: Jannigje G Kers , Egil A J Fischer , J Arjan Stegeman , Hauke Smidt , Gerben D A Hermes

Detection of airborne wild waterbird-derived DNA demonstrates potential for transmission of avian influenza virus via air inlets into poultry houses, the Netherlands, 2021 to 2022.

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin

Avec: Alex Bossers , Myrna Mt de Rooij , Isabella van Schothorst , Lidwien Am Smit

A Herpesvirus of Turkey-Based Vector Vaccine Reduces Transmission of Newcastle Disease Virus in Commercial Broiler Chickens with Maternally Derived Antibodies.

Vaccines

Avec: Timea Tatár-Kis , Egil A J Fischer , Christophe Cazaban , Edit Walkó-Kovács , Zalan G Homonnay , Vilmos Palya , J Arjan Stegeman

An observational field study of the cloacal microbiota in adult laying hens with and without access to an outdoor range.

Animal microbiome

Avec: Janneke Schreuder , Ruth J Bouwstra , Nancy Beerens , J Arjan Stegeman , Willem F de Boer , P van Hooft , Armin R W Elbers , Alex Bossers , Stephanie D Jurburg

Association of wild bird densities around poultry farms with the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N8 outbreaks in the Netherlands, 2016.

Transboundary and emerging diseases

Avec: Thijs T M Manders , Johannes C M Vernooij , Julia Stahl , Roy Slaterus , J Arjan Stegeman

Adaptation, spread and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in farmed minks and associated humans in the Netherlands.

Nature communications

Avec: Lu Lu , Reina S Sikkema , David F Nieuwenhuijse , Egil A J Fischer , Paola A Meijer , Noortje Bouwmeester-Vincken , Ariene Rietveld , Marjolijn C A Wegdam-Blans , Paulien Tolsma , Marco Koppelman , Lidwien A M Smit , Renate W Hakze-van der Honing , Wim H M van der Poel , Arco N van der Spek , Marcel A H Spierenburg , Robert Jan Molenaar , Jan de Rond , Marieke Augustijn , Mark Woolhouse , J Arjan Stegeman , Samantha Lycett , Bas B Oude Munnink , Marion P G Koopmans

Chicken-derived RSPO1 and WNT3 contribute to maintaining longevity of chicken intestinal organoid cultures.

Scientific reports

Avec: Miriam J Oost , Adil Ijaz , Daphne A van Haarlem , Kitty van Summeren , Aletta D Kraneveld , Koen Venema , Christine A Jansen , Raymond H H Pieters , Jean Paul Ten Klooster

Effect of dietary treatments on performance, oocysts shedding and lesion scores in broiler chickens experimentally challenged with Eimeria infection.

Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience

Avec: R R Santos , L Star , F C Velkers , J C M Vernooij , J L T Heerkens , J van Harn , I C de Jong

A vaccine program comprising GA08 (GI-27) and Mass (GI-1) strains prevents DMV1639 (GI-17) infectious bronchitis virus transmission among broiler chickens.

Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A

Avec: Sean K Brimer , Egil A J Fischer , Robert Beckstead , James White , Christophe Cazaban , Timea Tatar-Kis , John Elattrache , Arjan Stegeman

Comparing the transmission of carbapenemase-producing and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli between broiler chickens.

Preventive veterinary medicine

Avec: Natcha Dankittipong , Jesse B Alderliesten , Jan Van den Broek , M Anita Dame-Korevaar , Michael S M Brouwer , Alex Bossers , Clazien J de Vos , Jaap A Wagenaar , J Arjan Stegeman , Egil A J Fischer

Réseau de co-auteurs

J Arjan Stegeman 17 collaborations

Egil A J Fischer 11 collaborations

Arjan Stegeman 8 collaborations

Armin R W Elbers 7 collaborations

Jannigje G Kers 6 collaborations

Hauke Smidt 6 collaborations

Ruth J Bouwstra 5 collaborations

Janneke Schreuder 5 collaborations

Alex Bossers 5 collaborations

Willem F de Boer 5 collaborations

Daphne A van Haarlem 4 collaborations

Christine A Jansen 4 collaborations

Renate W Hakze-van der Honing 4 collaborations

J C M Vernooij 4 collaborations

Bas B Oude Munnink 4 collaborations

Reina S Sikkema 4 collaborations

Arco N van der Spek 4 collaborations

Wim H M van der Poel 4 collaborations

Marion P G Koopmans 4 collaborations

Lidwien A M Smit 4 collaborations

Nathalie Meijerink 3 collaborations

Victor P M G Rutten 3 collaborations

Frank Harders 3 collaborations

Wendy J Wolters 3 collaborations

Marcel A H Spierenburg 3 collaborations

David M Lamot 3 collaborations

Jean E de Oliveira 3 collaborations

Robert Jan Molenaar 3 collaborations

Jan de Rond 3 collaborations

Paola A Meijer 3 collaborations

Stephanie D Jurburg 3 collaborations

Michael S M Brouwer 2 collaborations

R R Santos 2 collaborations

F C Velkers 2 collaborations

L Star 2 collaborations

J L T Heerkens 2 collaborations

J van Harn 2 collaborations

I C de Jong 2 collaborations

Myrna M T de Rooij 2 collaborations

David F Nieuwenhuijse 2 collaborations

Paulien Tolsma 2 collaborations

Ariene Rietveld 2 collaborations

Noortje Bouwmeester-Vincken 2 collaborations

Nele Caekebeke 2 collaborations

Franca J Jonquiere 2 collaborations

Moniek Ringenier 2 collaborations

Tijs J Tobias 2 collaborations

Merel Postma 2 collaborations

Angelique van den Hoogen 2 collaborations

Manon A M Houben 2 collaborations

Nathalie Sleeckx 2 collaborations

Jeroen Dewulf 2 collaborations

Pim van Hooft 2 collaborations

Gerben D A Hermes 2 collaborations

Julia Stahl 2 collaborations

Roy Slaterus 2 collaborations

Thijs T M Manders 2 collaborations

Nancy Beerens 2 collaborations

Miriam J Oost 2 collaborations

Aletta D Kraneveld 2 collaborations

Koen Venema 2 collaborations

Christophe Cazaban 2 collaborations

Arjan J Stegeman 1 collaboration

Evert P M den Drijver 1 collaboration

Joep J J M Stohr 1 collaboration

Jaco J Verweij 1 collaboration

Carlo Verhulst 1 collaboration

Marjolein F Q Kluytmans-van den Bergh 1 collaboration

Jan A J W Kluytmans 1 collaboration

I-Health Study Group 1 collaboration

Marloes Heijne 1 collaboration

Martina Jelocnik 1 collaboration

Alexander Umanets 1 collaboration

Annemieke Dinkla 1 collaboration

Lucien J M van Keulen 1 collaboration

Hendrik Jan Roest 1 collaboration

Famke Schaafsma 1 collaboration

Jeanet A van der Goot 1 collaboration

Yvonne Pannekoek 1 collaboration

Ad P Koets 1 collaboration

José L Gonzales 1 collaboration

Miriam G J Koene 1 collaboration

Evelien A Germeraad 1 collaboration

Marleen van der Most 1 collaboration

Henk Rodenboog 1 collaboration

Thomas M Spliethof 1 collaboration

Jeanine Wiegel 1 collaboration

Peter H F Hobbelen 1 collaboration

Marleen Werkman 1 collaboration

Guus Koch 1 collaboration

Thomas J Hagenaars 1 collaboration

Cindy M Dierikx 1 collaboration

Alieda van Essen-Zandbergen 1 collaboration

Dik Mevius 1 collaboration

Don Klinkenberg 1 collaboration

Anita Dame-Korevaar 1 collaboration

Jeanet van der Goot 1 collaboration

Daniela Ceccarelli 1 collaboration

Dik J Mevius 1 collaboration

Marieke Augustijn-Schretlen 1 collaboration

Emmanuelle Munger 1 collaboration

Richard Molenkamp 1 collaboration

Arco van der Spek 1 collaboration

Miranda Brouwer 1 collaboration

Renate Hakze-van der Honing 1 collaboration

Marjolein C A Wegdam-Blans 1 collaboration

Corine GeurtsvanKessel 1 collaboration

Annemiek A van der Eijk 1 collaboration

Henrik J de Knegt 1 collaboration

Shenglai Yin 1 collaboration

Chi Xu 1 collaboration

Yong Zhang 1 collaboration

Taej Mundkur 1 collaboration

Jean Artois 1 collaboration

John Y Takekawa 1 collaboration

Yali Si 1 collaboration

Huaiyu Tian 1 collaboration

Guan-Zhu Han 1 collaboration

Yuyang Chen 1 collaboration

Hongliang Chai 1 collaboration

Lijuan Cui 1 collaboration

Zheng Y X Huang 1 collaboration

Anneke Feberwee 1 collaboration

None On Behalf Of The I-Health Study Group 1 collaboration

Monique H G Tersteeg-Zijderveld 1 collaboration

Prokopis Konstanti 1 collaboration

Jan Arend Arjan Stegeman 1 collaboration

Anna E van Aart 1 collaboration

Els M Broens 1 collaboration

Herman Egberink 1 collaboration

Shan Zhao 1 collaboration

Marc Engelsma 1 collaboration

Carien Radstake 1 collaboration

Marcel Spierenburg 1 collaboration

Robert-Jan Molenaar 1 collaboration

Myrna Mt de Rooij 1 collaboration

Isabella van Schothorst 1 collaboration

Lidwien Am Smit 1 collaboration

Timea Tatár-Kis 1 collaboration

Edit Walkó-Kovács 1 collaboration

Zalan G Homonnay 1 collaboration

Vilmos Palya 1 collaboration

P van Hooft 1 collaboration

Johannes C M Vernooij 1 collaboration

Lu Lu 1 collaboration

Marjolijn C A Wegdam-Blans 1 collaboration

Marco Koppelman 1 collaboration

Marieke Augustijn 1 collaboration

Mark Woolhouse 1 collaboration

Samantha Lycett 1 collaboration

Adil Ijaz 1 collaboration

Kitty van Summeren 1 collaboration

Raymond H H Pieters 1 collaboration

Jean Paul Ten Klooster 1 collaboration

Sean K Brimer 1 collaboration

Robert Beckstead 1 collaboration

James White 1 collaboration

Timea Tatar-Kis 1 collaboration

John Elattrache 1 collaboration

Natcha Dankittipong 1 collaboration

Jesse B Alderliesten 1 collaboration

Jan Van den Broek 1 collaboration

M Anita Dame-Korevaar 1 collaboration

Clazien J de Vos 1 collaboration

Jaap A Wagenaar 1 collaboration