Formateur
Miel HOSTENS
Adresse : Salisburylaan 133
9820, MERELBEKE
Tél. : +32 9 2647528
Fax : +32 9 2647797
GSM : +32 478 593703
miel.hostens@ugent.be

Diplôme principal : Docteur en Médecine Vétérinaire
Obtenu à : Université Gent en 2006
Diplôme(s) secondaire(s) :
Formations complémentaires :
2007 Cursus rundveevoeding: recente ontwikkelingen en nieuwe inzichten, Wageningen Business School (NL)
2007 BASF, Tagungsveranstaltung, Haus Riswick (DE)
2008 WIAS Seminar: Strategies to improve health and fertility in dairy cows, Wageningen (NL)
2008 ITB Schulung Februar, DSP Agrosoft, Verden (DE)
2008 14th DISCOVER Conference: Lipids for Dairy Cattle: Today's Issues, Tomorrow's Challenges, Nashville, Indiana (USA)
2008 25th World Buiatrics Congress, Budapest (HU)
2009 International symposium: Nutritional strategies to manage the challenges of today's dairy cows, Wageningen (NL)
2009 International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, Clermont-Ferrand (FR)
2009 Rindergesundheitstag - Milch und gute Fruchtbarkeit: Die besten Strategien, Leipzig (DE)
2009 ITB Schulung August, DSP Agrosoft, Verden (DE)
2009 17th DISCOVER Conference: Dairy Herd Analytics, Nashville, Indiana (USA)
2009 EPI on the Island 2009: An introduction to multilevel modeling, Prince Edward Island (CA)
2009 Introduction to SAS, UGhent (BE)
2009 Introductory Statistics. Basics of Statistical Inference, UGhent (BE)
2009 Analysis of Variance, UGhent (BE)
2010 20th Discover Conference: The Transition Cow: Biology and Management (USA)
2010 Dairy Solutions Symposium - Rumen Health : A 360ø Analysis, Utrecht (NL)
2010 Alta Value Services Konferenz, Bremen (DE)
2010 14th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals, Ghent (BE)
2010 International Reproduction Conference, Anchorage (USA)
2010 Applied Linear Regression, UGhent (BE)
2010 Bovine Professionals Meeting, Fertility and Rumen Health, Hofheim (DE)
2011 21st Discover Conference: Improving Reproductive Efficiency of Lactating Dairy Cattle (USA)
2011 22nd Discover Conference: Milk Components: Opportunities for Maximizing Farm Gate Returns (USA)
2011 Rindergesundheitstag - Giesen (DE)
2011 European Buiatrics Forum, Marseille (FR)
2011 Meeting American Association for Bovine Practitioners, Louisville (USA)
2011 Multilevel Analysis for Grouped and Longitudinal Data, UGhent (BE)
2011 Logistic Regression, UGhent (BE)
2011 Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials, UGhent (BE)
2012 25th Discover Conference: New Developments in Immunity, Nutrition, and Management of the Preruminant Calf (USA)
2012 27th World Buiatrics Congress, Lisbon (PO)
2012 Meeting American Association for Bovine Practitioners, Torronto (CA)
2012 14 th international congress of sivar ,Cremona (IT)
2012 Survival Analysis, UGhent (BE)
2012 Workshops on Transferable Skills, UGhent (BE)
2012 Bovine Professionals Meeting, Claw Health and Transition Management, Hofheim (DE)
2013 26th Discover Conference: Dairy Feed Efficiency (USA)
2013 Meeting of the European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction, Milano (IT)
2013 Dairyland Initiative Meeting, Wisconsin (USA)
2013 Introduction to R, UGhent (BE)
2013 TechTransfer Skills Workshop, UGhent (BE)
Membre de sociétés savantes :
American Association of Bovine Practitioners
Vlaamse Buiatrie Vereniging
Publications :
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS
- Dehkordi, S. K., B. Vlaeminck, M. Hostens, G. Opsomer, and V. Fievez. 2008. In vitro rumen biohydrogenation of trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid in a lipid-encapsulated (LE-CLA) supplement incorporated or not in a processing pellet. Commun. Agric. Appl. Biol. Sci. 73:119-122.
- Bossaert, P., L. Leterme, T. Caluwaerts, S. Cools, M. Hostens, I. Kolkman, and A. de Kruif. 2009. Teaching transrectal palpation of the internal genital organs in cattle. J. Vet. Med. Educ. 36:451-460.
- Hostens, M., V. Fievez, B. Vlaeminck, J. Buyse, J. Leroy, S. Piepers, S. De Vliegher, and G. Opsomer. 2011. The effect of marine algae in the ration of high-yielding dairy cows during transition on metabolic parameters in serum and follicular fluid around parturition. J. Dairy Sci. 94:4603-4615.
- Pardon, B., E. Stuyven, S. Stuyvaert, M. Hostens, J. Dewulf, B. M. Goddeeris, E. Cox, and P. Deprez. 2011. Sera from dams of calves with bovine neonatal pancytopenia contain alloimmune antibodies directed against calf leukocytes. Vet. Immunol. Immunop. 141:293-300.
- Charlier, J., M. Hostens, J. Jacobs, B. Van Ranst, L. Duchateau, and J. Vercruysse. 2012. Integrating fasciolosis in the dry cow management: The effect of closantel treatment on milk production. IF 4.092:in press.
- Hostens, M., J. Ehrlich, B. Van Ranst, and G. Opsomer. 2012. On-farm evaluation of the effect of metabolic diseases on the shape of the lactation curve in dairy cows through the milkbot lactation model. J. Dairy Sci. 95:2988-3007.
- Hostens, M., V. Fievez, J. L. Leroy, J. Van Ranst, B. Vlaeminck, and G. Opsomer. 2012. The fatty acid profile of subcutaneous and abdominal fat in dairy cows with left displacement of the abomasum. J. Dairy Sci. 95:3756-3765.
- Hostens, M., V. Fievez, J. L. M. R. Leroy, B. Van Ranst, B. Vlaeminck, and G. Opsomer. 2013. The level of unsaturation of milk and reproductive performance in dairy cattle. Anim. Repro. Sci.
- Hostens, M., V. Fievez, B. Vlaeminck, J. L. M. R. Leroy, and G. Opsomer. 2012. The effect of feeding omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in early lactation on blood and follicular fluid fatty acid profiles.(In Preparation).
- Pardon, B., B. Catry, J. Dewulf, D. Persoons, M. Hostens, K. De Bleecker, and P. Deprez. 2012. Prospective study on quantitative and qualitative antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory drug use in white veal calves. J. Antimicrob. Chemoth. 67:1027-1038.
- Pardon, B., K. De Bleecker, M. Hostens, J. Callens, J. Dewulf, and P. Deprez. 2012. Longitudinal study on morbidity and mortality in white veal calves in Belgium. BMC Vet. Res. 8:26.
- Pardon, B., M. Hostens, J. Dewulf, K. De Bleecker, and P. Deprez. 2012. Impact of respiratory disease, diarrhea, otitis and arthritis on mortality and carcass traits in white veal calves.(submitted).
- Pardon, B., M. Hostens, S. Stuyvaert, J. Maris, B. Sustronck, J. Dewulf, and P. Deprez. 2012. Seroepidemiology of respiratory infections in white veal calves under antimicrobial coverage and associations with respiratory disease and carcass traits.(In preparation).
- van Knegsel, A. T. M., M. Hostens, G. D. Reilingh, A. Lammers, B. Kemp, G. Opsomer, and H. K. Parmentier. 2012. Natural antibodies related to metabolic and mammary health in dairy cows. Prev. Vet. Med. 103:287-297.
- Wullepit, N., M. Hostens, C. Ginneberge, V. Fievez, G. Opsomer, D. Fremaut, and S. De Smet. 2012. Influence of a marine algae supplementation on the oxidative status of plasma in dairy cows during the periparturient period. Prev. Vet. Med. 103:298-303.
- Hostens, M. and G. Opsomer. 2012. Interaction of metabolic challenges and successful fertility in high yielding dairy cows: Review. In Proc. 27th World Buiatrics Congress, Lisbon, Portugal:118-121.

NATIONAL PAPERS
- Cools, S., P. Bossaert, T. Caluwaerts, M. Hostens, G. Opsomer, and A. de Kruif. 2008. De economische gevolgen van een verlenging van de tussenkalftijd bij hoogproductief melkvee. Flem. Vet. J. 77:402-409.
- Hostens, M., P. Bossaert, S. Cools, A. de Kruif, and G. Opsomer. 2010. Het gebruik van glucogene precursoren in de voeding van hoogproductief melkvee. Flem. Vet. J. 79:247-258.
- Ververs, C., M. Hostens, T. Caluwaerts, A. de Kruif, and G. Opsomer. 2010. Is er een verband tussen het verloop van de aanvangsfase van de lactatiecurve en het optreden van de eerste oestrus post partum bij hoogproductieve melkkoeien? Flem. Vet. J. 79:381-388.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND POSTERS
- Goderis, M., M. Hostens, and G. Opsomer. 2008. Severe outbreaks of botulism in cattle herds in flanders : 4 case reports. In Proc. 15th World Buiatrics Congress, Budapest, Hungary:75-76.
- Bossaert, P., L. Leterme, T. Caluwaerts, S. Cools, M. Hostens, I. Kolkman, and G. Opsomer. 2009. Teaching rectal palpation of the genital apparatus in cows: Depiction of the learning process in live cows and evaluation of a simulated training model. In Proc. European Buiatrics Forum, Marseille, France:67.
- Caluwaerts, T., M. Hostens, B. Van Ranst, A. de Kruif, and G. Opsomer. 2009. Monitoring reproduction in modern dairy herds. In Proc. 13th Annual Conference of the European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction, Ghent, Belgium:65.
- Caluwaerts, T., M. Hostens, B. Van Ranst, and G. Opsomer. 2009. The relationship between the increasing ratio of milk yield in the first part of lactation and the moment of first recorded heat in dairy cows. In Proc. 13th Annual Conference of the European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction, Ghent, Belgium:98.
- Hostens, M., T. Caluwaerts, B. Van Ranst, and G. Opsomer. 2009. The effect of age at first calving on subsequent production in dairy cattle. In Proc. 13th Annual Conference of the European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction, Ghent, Belgium:85-86.
- Hostens, M., T. Caluwaerts, E. Vandekerckhove, S. De Vliegher, S. Piepers, B. Van Ranst, and G. Opsomer. 2009. Factors associated with oestrous length in high yielding dairy cows. In Proc. European Buiatrics Forum, Marseille, France:65.
- Hostens, M., V. Fievez, B. Vlaeminck, S. De Vliegher, S. Piepers, and G. Opsomer. 2009. The effect of marine algae supplementation in the ration of high yielding dairy cows during transition and its effect on metabolic parameters in the serum and follicular fluid around parturition. In Proc. XI International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, Clermont-Ferrand, France:712-713.
- Hostens, M., A. Steen, V. Fievez, and G. Opsomer. 2009. Differences in fatty acid profile of subcutaneous fat at drying-off versus at calving in high yielding dairy cows fed extruded linseed during lactation. In Proc. European Buiatrics Forum, Marseille, France:128.
- Hostens, M., B. Vlaeminck, V. Fievez, and G. Opsomer. 2009. The effect of marine algae supplementation in high yielding dairy cows during transition on metabolic parameters in the serum and follicular fluid early post-partum. In Proc. 13th Annual Conference of the European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction, Ghent, Belgium:86.
- Pardon, B., M. Hostens, L. Ribbers, K. De Bleecker, G. Opsomer, and P. Deprez. 2009. Ear vein sampling procedure with a commercial beta-hydroxybutyrate meter as a cow side test for ketosis. In Proc. European Buiatrics Forum, Marseille, France:177.
- Van Eetvelde, M., S. De Smet, M. Hostens, and G. Opsomer. 2009. How to measure body fat stores in high yielding dairy cows. In Proc. European Buiatrics Forum, Marseille, France:81.
- Vlaeminck, B., M. Hostens, G. Opsomer, and V. Fievez. 2009. Delayed response of milk fatty acids to micro algae fed in early lactation. In Proc. Ruminant physiology, Wageningen Academic Publishers, Clermont-Ferrand, France:688-689.
- Hostens, M., L. Peelman, V. Fievez, and G. Opsomer. 2010. The effect of microalgae supplementation on the mrna expression for gluconeogenic enzymes in liver of transition dairy cows. In Proc. 8th Ruminant Reproduction Symposium, Anchorage, USA:583.
- Hostens, M., L. Peelman, V. Fievez, and G. Opsomer. 2010. The effect of microalgae supplementation on the liver function in transition dairy cows. In Proc. 14th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals, Ghent, Belgium
- Hostens, M., B. Vlaeminck, V. Fievez, J. Van Ranst, and G. Opsomer. 2010. The fatty acid profile of subcutaneous and abdominal fat depots as compared to the nefa in the blood plasma during the negative energy balance in high yielding dairy cows. In Proc. 14th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals, Ghent, Belgium:131.
- Pardon, B., S. Drabbé, M. Hostens, and P. Deprez. 2010. Postprandial glucose and insulin concentrations in belgian blue veal calves on a commercial milk powder diet. In Proc. 26th World Buiatrics Congress, Santiago, Chili:243-244.
- Pardon, B., E. Stuyven, S. Stuyvaert, M. Hostens, J. Dewulf, B. M. Goddeeris, E. Cox, and P. Deprez. 2010. Flow cytometric and immunofluorescence staining studies on bovine neonatal pancytopenia in calves. In Proc. 26th World Buiatrics Congress, Santiago, Chili:10.
- van Knegsel, A. T. M., M. Hostens, G. de Vries Reilingh, V. Fievez, G. Opsomer, and H. K. Parmentier. 2010. Microalgae supplementation does not affect natural antibodies levels in plasma of peripartum dairy cows. In Proc. 14th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals, Ghent, Belgium:166.
- Van Ranst, B., M. Hostens, H. J. van der Beek, and G. Opsomer. 2010. Visualization and interpretation of reproduction performance on modern dairy herds. In Proc. 14th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals, University Press, Ghent, Belgium:101.
- Van Ranst, B., M. Hostens, H. J. Van der Beek, and G. Opsomer. 2010. Visualization and interpretation of reproduction performance on modern dairy herds. In Proc. 26th World Buiatrics Congress. Santiago, Chili:248.
- Ververs, C., M. Hostens, T. Caluwaerts, and G. Opsomer. 2010. Is there an association between the start-up of the lactation curve and the moment of first heat detection in modern dairy cows. In Proc. 14th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals, Ghent, Belgium:22.
- Wullepit, N., C. Ginneberge, V. Fievez, G. Opsomer, M. Hostens, D. Fremaut, and S. De Smet. 2010. Influence of micro algae supplementation on the oxidative status of plasma in periparturient dairy cows. In Proc. 14th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals, Ghent, Belgium:48-49.
- Charlier, J., J. Jacobs, M. Hostens, B. Van Ranst, L. Duchateau, and J. Vercruysse. 2011. Treatment with closantel oral suspension at dry-off in dairy cows exposed to the liver fluke: Effect on milk production parameters. In Proc. 6th European Congress of Bovine Health Management, Liège, Belgium:68.
- Hostens, M., V. Fievez, B. Vlaeminck, J. Buyse, J. L. M. R. Leroy, S. Piepers, S. De Vliegher, and G. Opsomer. 2011. The effect of DHA enriched marine algae in the ration of high yielding dairy cows during transition on milk components In Proc. ADSA Discovery Conference on Milk Components, Itaska, USA.
- Hostens, M., B. Van Ranst, T. caluwaerts, and G. Opsomer. 2011. The fertitree : A decision tree for reproductive management in high yielding dairy cows in europe. In Proc. 21th ADSA Discover meeting, Itasca, USA
- Pardon, B., E. Stuyven, S. Stuyvaert, M. Hostens, J. Dewulf, B. M. Goddeeris, E. Cox, and P. Deprez. 2011. Demonstration of alloimmune antibodies in sera from dams of calves with bovine neonatal pancytopenia. In Proc. 6th European Congress of Bovine Health Management, Liège, Belgium:100.
- Vlaeminck, B., M. Hostens, E. Colman, S. De Campeneere, G. Opsomer, and V. Fievez. 2011. Effect of poly-unsaturated fatty acid on plasma and milk fatty acid composition in early lactating dairy cows. In Proc. ADSA-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA:121-122.
- Pardon, B., B. Catry, J. Dewulf, D. Persoons, M. Hostens, K. De Bleecker, and P. Deprez. 2012. Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory drug use in belgian white veal calves. In Proc. 27th World Buiatrics Congress, Lisbon, Portugal:60.
- Pardon, B., J. Dewulf, M. Hostens, J. Callens, K. De Bleecker, and P. Deprez. 2012. Risk factors for mortality and reduced carcass weight in white veal calves. In Proc. 27th World Buiatrics Congress, Lisbon, Portugal:90-91.
Activités professionnelles :
Post Doctoral Assistent in Bovine Herd Health, UGhent
Main tasks:
-Helping PhD students in Veterinary Medicine
-Practising bovine herd health management at the ambulatory clinic of the UGent
-Performing scientific research about bovine herd health related topics
Expérience(s) professionelle(s) :
Expérience(s) pédagogique(s) :
Post Universitary Eductation UGhent
Teaching Vet Med students at UGent
Extension work to dairy veterinarians and farmers across Europe

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