Researcher
Leen Vandaele
- Disciplines:Agricultural animal nutrition, Veterinary nutrition
Affiliations
- Animal Sciences (Research unit)
Responsible
From1 Jan 2019 → Today - Animal Husbandry (Division)
Responsible
From1 Jan 2015 → 31 Dec 2018 - Cattle Husbandry (Division)
Responsible
From1 Mar 2012 → 31 Dec 2014 - Functional animal nutrition (Division)
Responsible
From1 Oct 2011 → 29 Feb 2012
Projects
1 - 10 of 25
- Optimizing nutrient cycles in the cattle sector by increasing human-edible protein efficiency through feed and enhancing nitrogen efficiency in cows.From1 Dec 2024 → TodayFunding: VLAIO - VIL - Agriculture Tracks
- An integrated approach to improve colostrum management on cattle farms.From1 Nov 2024 → TodayFunding: VLAIO - VIL - Agriculture Tracks
- Methane reduction from grazing in dairy cattleFrom1 Jan 2024 → Today
- Feed as solution for the nitrogen crisis: Development of a tool to monitor low-protein rations in dairy cattleFrom1 Oct 2023 → Today
- Grass adviceFrom1 Jul 2022 → 30 Jun 2024
- Nutritional mitigation and grassland climate adaptation strategies inrelation to enteric methane emissions from dairy cattle on grasssilage based-rations: effectiveness and trade-offsFrom1 Nov 2021 → Today
- Consultancy service for better soil and water quality (B3W)From1 Jan 2021 → Today
- Internet-of-animals: design and development of an integrated health and welfare monitoring system for dairy cowsFrom1 Nov 2020 → 31 Oct 2023
- Optimizing calf health through a systematic approach and correct use of resources/toolsFrom1 Jul 2020 → 30 Sep 2022
- Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) technologies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from grazing cattle.From1 Jan 2020 → 31 Jul 2023
Publications
1 - 10 of 115
- Effect of supplementing an α-amylase enzyme or a blend of essential oil components on the performance, nutrient digestibility, and nitrogen balance of dairy cows(2024)
Authors: Tine Van den Bossche, Karen Goossens, Bart Ampe, Luis Tamassia, Johan De Boever, Leen Vandaele
Pages: 4509-4523 - Italian ryegrass or silage rye as precrop for silage maize in Flanders(2024)Series: Why grasslands? Proceedings of the 30th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation
Authors: Thijs Vanden Nest, Joke Pannecoucque, Leen Vandaele
Pages: 62-64Number of pages: 3 - Management strategies to improve the nitrogen use efficiency in grasslands and the protein quality in grass silages: Lessons from a practical study on dairy farms in Flanders(2024)
Authors: Tine Van den Bossche, Johan De Boever, G. Haesaert, Mathias Cougnon, Sandra Debevere, Leen Vandaele, Karen Goossens
Pages: 18-32 - Milk yield residuals and their link with the metabolic status of dairy cows in the transition period(2024)
Authors: M Salamone, Ines Adriaens, A Liseune, S. Heirbaut, X. P. Jing, V Fievez, Leen Vandaele, G. Opsomer, Miel Hostens, B Aernouts
Pages: 317-330 - Autumn grass treated with a hydrolysable tannin extract versus lactic acid bacteria inoculant: Effects on silage fermentation characteristics and nutritional value and on performance of lactating dairy cows(2024)
Authors: Tine Van den Bossche, Karen Goossens, G. Haesaert, Eva Wambacq, Leen Vandaele, Johan De Boever
Pages: 111-125 - Combination of milk variables and on-farm data as an improved diagnostic tool for metabolic status evaluation in dairy cattle during the transition period(2024)
Authors: S. Heirbaut, X. P. Jing, B Stefańska, E Pruszyńska-Oszmałek, Bart Ampe, C Umstätter, Leen Vandaele, V Fievez
Pages: 489-507 - The effect of maternal supply of rumen-protected protein to Holstein Friesian cows during the dry period on the transfer of passive immunity and colostral microbial composition(2023)
Authors: Ilke Van Hese, Karen Goossens, Leen Vandaele, Bart Ampe, Annelies Haegeman, G. Opsomer
Pages: 8723-8745 - Transition cow clusters with distinctive antioxidant ability and their relation to performance and metabolic status in early lactation(2023)
Authors: M Q Zhang, S. Heirbaut, X. P. Jing, B Stefańska, Leen Vandaele, N. De Neve, V Fievez
Pages: 5723-5739 - Prediction of metabolic status of dairy cows in early lactation using milk fatty acids and test-day variables(2023)
Authors: Muluken Girma, A.T.M. van Knegsel, S. Heirbaut, Leen Vandaele, X. P. Jing, B Stefańska, V Fievez
Pages: 4275-4290 - Viability and function dynamics of circulating versus endometrial polymorphonuclear leukocytes in postpartum dairy cows with subclinical or clinical endometritis(2023)
Authors: Leen Lietaer, Osvaldo Bogado Pascottini, Stijn Heirbaut, K. Demeyere, Leen Vandaele, Evelyne Meyer, Veerle Fievez, Jo L M R Leroy, Geert Opsomer
Pages: 3436-3447