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Berge, A.C. 2020. The Healthy Dairy Heifer. Printed book. 2nd Edition in 2023. Press Here for my information and ordering

Recent general Press publications (available online or in link)

Berge, A.C. and Dewulf, J. 2010 An ecological epidemiology approach is necessary to determine the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistant zoonotic bacteria in our ecosystem. 2010 One Health Initiative Newsletter, Vol. 3:3: pp 1-3.

Berge, A.C. and Glanville, T.D., 2010 Composting of animal carcasses; a safe and environmentally sound approach to take care of animal mortalities, 2010 One Health Initiative Newsletter, V. 3:4  pp 13-16.

Berge, A.C., 2010, Raising healthy calves in cold weather. Dairy Solutions Newsletter, No 3, Feb 15.

Berge, A.C., 2010, Lameness, the hurting toe of dairy cows. Dairy Solutions Newsletter, No 3, Feb 15.

Berge, A.C. and Kay, Z.  The Salmonella puzzle - what can be learn from Europe? WorldPoultry New, knowledge and careeer.

Berge, A.C. and Kay. Z., 2010 Capitalizing on the zero Salmonella ruling in table eggs. World Poultry, Vol 26, No 10, pp 36-37

Berge, A.C., 2010 The prevalence, symptoms and economic impact of subacute ruminal acidosis in dairy herds.

Berge, A.C., 2010, Changes in the rumen fermentation and rumen wall absorption processes in the transition cow. Dairy Solutions Newsletter 6

Berge, A.C., 2010, Diagnostic tools for detecting sub-acute ruminal acidosis in dairy cows. Dairy Solutions Newsletter 6

Berge, A.C., 2011 Penicillium moulds in silage. How they affect rumen health. Dairy Solutions Newsletter, Issue 7. 

Berge, A.C., 2011. Salmonella in cattle, both an animal and public health hazard. Engormix.com. International business community related to animal production.

Berge, A.C., 2013 Immunity in a healthy and strong calf begins Before birth. Progressive dairyman, USA.

Berge, A.C., 2013 Immunity in calves.

Berge, A.C, en Vertenten G, 2014. Ketosis: A field study to determine prevalence in Western European Countries. Dairy Solutions Newsletter, 21.

Berge, A.C., 2015 Control of Feed Pathogens in the EU: A Novel Opportunity for Effective Safe Feed and Food, Feedinfo, 9 July 2015

Berge, A.C. 2016 Preweaning calf care has long-term impact on performance. Progressive Dairyman, 2016

Berge, A.C. 2016  The effective maintenance of good health. International Pig Topics, 2016-03-31

Dieleman, P. 2016 Aandachtspunten bij de opfok van jongvee. Boerenbond, Management & Techniek 21. 2016-11-18

Berge, A.C., 2017 Prevention of clinical and subclinical mastitis, Internatioal Dairy Topics, Vol 16, Issue 6 (Paper with references)

Berge, A.C., 2017 Increasing lifetime performance starts with the heifer calf. International Dairy Topics. 2017 (Paper with references)

Berge, A.C., 2017 Antibiotic Reduction in Animal Production, All About Feed, Oct 2017 (Paper with references)

Berge, A.C. and Vertenten, G. 2017. The importance of Preventive Health and Vaccination Programmes in Ruminant Production.
See also my showcase on Engormix.

Berge A.C. 2017. Gut health is the key to reducing antimicrobial use. Pig Topics 32.2

Berge, A.C. 2017 Increasing lifetime performance starts with the heifer calf. International Dairy Topics

Berge, A.C. 2017 Prevention of clinical and subclinical mastitis. International Dairy Topics. Online access

Berge A.C. 2018. Antibiotic reduction in animal production. Proagrica,

Berge A.C. 2018. Antibiotic reduction in animal production. FEED. April 2018 

Berge A.C. 2018. The growing heifer: is she on track? International Dairy Topics Oct 2018

Berge A.C. 2019 Nutrition and feed are crucial in animal production antibiotic reduction. Feed. 2019.

Berge A.C. 2019 Healthy production systems are sustainable. Pig Progress 2019-09-25

Berge, A.C. 2021 The young heifer’s gut health is key to a sustainable, productive dairy cow. Dairy Global


PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Berge, A.C., Atwill, E.R, Sischo, W.M, 2003, Assessing dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves using cluster analysis techniques. Prev. Vet. Med.  61: 91-102

Berge, A.C., Adaska, J.M., Sischo, W.M. 2004,  Using antibiotic susceptibility patterns and pulse field gel electrophoresis to compare historic and contemporary isolates of multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Newport.  Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 70:318-232

Berge, A.C., Moore, D.E, Lindeque, P,  Sischo, W.M., 2005, A clinical field trial in a calf ranch evaluating the influence of prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotic use on calf health. J. Dairy Sci. 88:2166-2177

Berge, A.C., Atwill, E.R., Sischo, W.M., 2005, Animal and farm influences on the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in fecal Escherichia coli in young calves. Prev. Vet. Med. 69:25-38.

Galvão, K., Berge, A.C., Coscioni, A., Villaseñor, M., Sischo, W.M., Santos, J.E.P. 2005, Effect of Feeding Live Yeast Products to Calves with Failure of Passive Transfer on Performance and Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in fecal Escherichia coli. Repro. Nutrit. Develop. 3: 427-440

Berge, A.C., Epperson, W.B., Pritchard, R.H., 2005, Assessing the effect of single dose florfenicol treatment in feedlot cattle on the antimicrobial resistance patterns in fecal Escherichia coli. Vet. Res. 36:723-734

Berge, A.C. Moore, D.E., Sischo, W.M.  2006, A Clinical Field Trial in a Calf Ranch Evaluating the Influence of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Antibiotic Use on Antibiotic Resistance in Fecal Escherichia coli. Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 72:3872-3878

Berge, A.C., E.L. Dueger, W.M. Sischo, 2006, Comparison of Salmonella enterica serovar distribution and antibiotic resistance profiles in grey water at two municipal water treatment plants. J. Appl. Microbiol.101:1309-1316

Berge, A.C., Moore, D.A. Sischo, W.M., 2006, Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella enterica in preweaned calves from dairies and calf ranches. Am. J. Vet. Res. 67(9): 1580-1588

Adaska, J.M., Silva, A., Berge, A.C., Sischo, W.M., 2006, Genetic and Phenotypic Variability in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Isolated from California Dairy Cattle and Humans, Appl. Env. Epidemiol. 72(10):6632-7.

Berge, A.C., W.M. Sischo, A.L. Graigmill, 2006, Antibiotic susceptibility of respiratory pathogens from sheep and goat to some common therapeutic antibiotics. J. Am. Vet. Assoc. 229(8):1279-1281

Bae, W., Hancock, D.D., Call, D.R., Park, J.H., Berge, A.C., Finger, R.M., Sischo, W.M., Besser, T.E., 2007, Dissemination of Clonal, Multidrug Resistant Campylobacter coli Strains among Washington State and California Cattle. Vet. Microbiol. 122:306-315

Berge, A.C., Barnett, S.C, Finger, R.M., Sischo, W.M., 2007, The use of bulk tank milk to monitor trends in antimicrobial resistance on dairy farms. Foodborne Path. Dis.4:397-407.

Berge, A.C., Thornburg, E., Adaska, J.M., Moeller, R.B., Blanchard, P.C., 2008, Antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Dublin from dairy source calves in the central San Joaquin Valley, California during the years 1998-2002. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest.  Jul;20(4):497-500

Berge, A.C. Thomas D. Glanville, T.D. Patricia D. Millner, P.D, Donald J. Klingborg, D.J. 2009, A review of methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. Jan 1;234(1):47-56.

Berge, A.C., Besser, T.E., Moore, D.A., Sischo, W.M., 2009, Evaluation of the Effects of Oral Colostrum Supplementation during the first 14 Days on the Health and Performance of Preweaned Calves. J. Dairy Sci. Jan;92(1):286-95.

Adhikari, B, Besser, T.E., Gay, J.M. Fox, L.K., Davis, M.A., Cobbold, R.N., Berge, A.C., Hancock, D.D., 2009, The Role of Animal Movement, Including Off-farm Rearing of Heifers, in the Inter-Herd Transmission of multi-drug resistant Salmonella. J. Dairy Sci. Sep;92(9):4229-38

Adhikari, B, Besser, T.E., Gay, J.M. Fox, L.K.,Davis, M.A., Cobbold, R.N., Berge, A.C., Hancock, D.D. 2009, Introduction of New Multidrug Resistant Salmonella enterica Strains into Commercial Dairy Herds. J. Dairy Sci. 92(9):4218-28

Berge, A.C., Moore, D.A, Besser, T.E., Sischo, W.M., 2009, Targeting therapy to minimize antimicrobial use in pre-weaned calves: effects on health, growth and treatment costs. J. Dairy Sci. 92(9):4707-14

Berge, A.C., Hancock, D.D., Sischo, W.M., Besser, T.E. 2010, Geographic, farm and animal factors associated with multiple antimicrobial resistance in bovine fecal Escherichia coli in the western United States. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 236(12):1338-44.

Persoons D., Haesebrouck F., Smet A., Herman L., Heyndrickx M., Martel A., Catry B., Berge A.C., Butaye P., Dewulf J., 2010,  Risk factors for ceftiofur resistance in Escherichia coli from Belgian broilers.  Epidemiol. Infect. 29:1-7

Van Hoorebeke S., Van Immerseel F., Berge A.C., Persoons D., Schulz J., Hartung J., Harisberger M., Regula G., Barco L., Ricci A., DE Vylder J., Ducatelle R., Haesebrouck F., Dewulf J., 2010, Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis in housed laying-hen flocks in Europe. Epidemiol. Infect. 7:1-11

Berge, A.C., Wierup, M., 2012, Nutritional strategies to combat Salmonella in monogastric food animal production. Animal 6:4, pp 557–564,

Berge, A.C., Vertenten, G., 2014 A field study to determine prevalence, dairy herd management systems and fresh cow clinical conditions associated with ketosis in western European dairy herds. Journal of Dairy Science, 97:2145-2154.

T. Vanholder, J. Papen, R. Bemers, G. Vertenten and A.C. Berge, 2015, Risk factors for subclinical and clinical ketosis and association with production parameters in dairy cows in the Netherlands,   J. Dairy Sci., 98:880–888

Berge A.C., A Meta-Analysis of the Inclusion of Bio-Mos® in Milk or Milk Replacer Fed to Dairy Calves on Daily Weight Gain in the Pre- Weaning Period. J Anim Res Nutr 2016, 1: 20.

Berge A.C., Hassid G, Leibovich H, Solomon D, Haines DM, et al. (2018) A Field Trial Evaluating the Health and Performance of Lambs Fed a Bovine Colostrum Replacement. J Anim Res Nutr Vol No 3: Iss no: 1: 6.

Olson A, Sischo WM, Berge ACB, Adams-Progar A, Moore DA., 2019. A retrospective cohort study comparing dairy calf treatment decisions by farm personnel with veterinary observations of clinical signs. J. Dairy Sci. Jul;102(7):6391-6403: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31030920

Baars, T. Berge, A.C., Gaarsen, Verster, J.C., The impact of raw fermented milk products on perceived health and mood amongst Dutch adults. Nutrition and Food Science. 2019.

Baars, T. Berge, A.C., Gaarsen, Verster, J.C., Effect of raw milk consumption on perceived health, mood and immune functioning among US adults with a porr and normal health: a retrospective questionnaire based study.  Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2019.

Berge, A.C., Baars, T. Raw milk producers with high levels of hygiene and safety. Epidemiology and Infection. Vol 148 E14

Damiaans, D., Renault, V., Sarrazin, S., Berge, A.C., Pardon, B., Saegerman, C., Dewulf, J. 2020 A risk-based scoring system to quantify biosecurity in cattle production. Prev Vet Med. Vol 179, p 104992, Online access
 
Vereecken, M., Dehaeck, B., Berge, A.C., Marien, M., Geerinckx, M., De Gussem, K. 2020. Synergistic effect of a combination of nicarbazin and monensin against coccidiosis in the chicken caused by Eimeria spp. Avian Pathology Apr 20:1-16. Online access

Berge, A.C., 2020 A field study to determine prevalence and fresh cow clinical conditions associated with sub-clinical ketosis in Central Eastern European dairy herds. Anim. Husb. Dairy Vet Sci. Vol 4. 1-4 Online access

Lopez Rodriguez, A., Berge, A.C., Ramage, C., Saltzman, R., Domangue, R.J., Gnozzio, M.J., Muller, A., Sierra, P., Benchaoui, H.A. 2020. Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of a water-soluble formulation of tylvalosin in the control of enzootic pneumonia associated with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida in pigs. Porcine Health Management 6:39 Online access

Baars T., Wold A., Vuitton D.A., Garssen J., Berge A.C., 2021 Raw Cow Milk Consumption and the Atopic March, Frontiers in Pediatrics. Vol 9, Page 99 Online access

Makoschey, B. & Berge, A.C., 2021, Review on bovine respiratory syncytial virus and bovine parainfluenza – usual suspects in bovine respiratory disease – a narrative review. BMC Veterinary Research 17:261 Online access

Berge, A.C., Jozan, T., Levesque, C. and Vertenten, G.. "A Field Study Evaluating Humoral Immunity in Calves Vaccinated with Multivalent Bovine Respiratory Pathogen Vaccines" Folia Veterinaria, vol.65, no.4, 2021, pp.20-30. Online access

Sarnino, N.; Berge, A.C.; Chantziaras, I.; Dewulf, J. 2022, Estimation of the Production Economic Consequences of Stopping Partial Depopulation in Broiler Production. Animals , 12, 1521. Online access https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121521

Berge, A.C. 2022: Insights into calf feeding for optimal future productivity, In: Halas, V., Tóthi R. (eds.) 20th International Symposium
on Animal Nutrition 29 September, 2022 Kaposvár, Hungary : Proceedings. Gödöllő: MATE Press . 10.54597/mate.0046

Ibrahim N, Boyen F, Mohsin MAS, Ringenier M, Berge AC, Chantziaras I, Fournié G, Pfeiffer D, Dewulf J. Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli and Its Correlation with Antimicrobial Use on Commercial Poultry Farms in Bangladesh. Antibiotics (Basel). 2023 Aug 24;12(9):1361. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12091361.

Ibrahim N, Chantziaras I, Mohsin MAS, Boyen F, Fournié G, Islam SS, Berge A.C., Caekebeke N, Joosten P, Dewulf J. 2023 Quantitative and qualitative analysis of antimicrobial usage and biosecurity on broiler and Sonali farms in Bangladesh. Prev Vet Med. 2023 Aug;doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.105968.

Berge, A.C., Kolkman, I., Penterman, P., Vertenten, G.  The Effect of Colostrum Supplementation during the First 5 Days of Life on Calf Health, Enteric Pathogen Shedding, and Immunological Response.  Animals 2024 14(8), 1251

Other publications
Berge, A.C. 2001, Antibiotikaanvändning vid kalvuppfödning i Kalifornien. Svensk Veterinärtidning. 53, Nr 4.

Berge, A.C. 2001, Kalvuppfödningen i USA: Beroende av antibiotika. Nötkött, Nr 3, June.

Berge, A.C. 2004:  Spatial, Temporal and Management-Specific Factors Influencing Antibiotic Resistance and Carbohydrate Fermentation Patterns in Bovine Enteric Escherichia coli and the Clinical Consequences of Limiting Antibiotic Use in Pre-weaned Calves. UMI Dissertation Services, ProQuest.

Berge, A.C. 2020. The Healthy Dairy Heifer. Printed book. Please contact me to order a copy. 2nd Edition 2023