Wendela Wapenaar

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• workRoom C09 Gateway Building
  Sutton Bonington Campus
  Sutton Bonington
  Leicestershire
  LE12 5RD
  UK
• work0115 951 6260
• fax0115 951 6440
• wendela.wapenaar@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Wendela Wapenaar graduated as a large animal veterinarian in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 2001. After a few months working as mixed practitioner in The Netherlands she moved to the Waikato, New Zealand to focus on dairy cattle work while still taking care of the companion animals of farmers. After 2 years thoroughly enjoying New Zealand, a new challenge appeared and she moved to Prince Edward Island on the Canadian East Coast where she completed a residency in Ruminant Farm Animal Medicine. At the same university she completed her PhD in Veterinary Epidemiology. Her research topic was the epidemiology of Neospora caninum in dairy cattle and wildlife on Prince Edward Island. After almost 4 years in Canada, it was time for a less snowy island and she moved to Market Drayton in Shropshire. She worked at one of the clinical associate institutions (Scarsdale Veterinary Group) dealing mainly with cattle and started at the Nottingham Vet School in October 2007 as Clinical Lecturer in Large Animal Medicine and Epidemiology. She became a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP-Dairy Specialty) in 2007.

Expertise Summary

Wendela Wapenaar is responsible for development of teaching material dealing with farm animal studies and epidemiology within the various modules.

Research Summary

Bovine reproduction, biosecurity and infectious disease control within farm animal populations are Wendela Wapenaar's particular research interests. Evidence based medicine and the effective transfer… read more

Selected Publications

• WAPENAAR, W, GRIFFITHS, H, LOWES, J and BRENNAN, M, 2011. Developing Evidence-Based Guidelines Using Expert Opinion For The Management Of Uterine Prolapse In Cattle Cattle Practice. 19(1), 17-21
• N USHERWOOD, M BRENNAN, J SHELTON, LE GREEN and W WAPENAAR, 2011. Measurement and error of hoof horn growth rate in sheep The Journal of Agricultural Science.
• BEKKER, CPJ, VINK, D, PEREIRA, CML, WAPENAAR, W, LANGA, A and JONGEJAN, F, 2001. Heartwater (Cowdria Ruminantium Infection) As A Cause Of Postrestocking Mortality Of Goats In Mozambique Clinical And Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology. 8(4), 843-846
• JENKINS, M C, FETTERER, R, SCHARES, G, BJÖRKMAN, C, WAPENAAR, W, MCALLISTER, M and DUBEY, J P, 2005. HPLC purification of recombinant NcGRA6 antigen improves enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of bovine neosporosis. Veterinary Parasitology. 131(3-4), 227-34

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Current Research

Bovine reproduction, biosecurity and infectious disease control within farm animal populations are Wendela Wapenaar's particular research interests. Evidence based medicine and the effective transfer of knowledge gained from research to stakeholders within the farm animal sector is also an area of interest.

• HALL J and WAPENAAR W, 2012. Opinions and practices of veterinarians and dairy farmers towards herd health management in the UK The Veterinary Record.
• WAPENAAR W, 2011. Preventing Lungworm. The Veterinary Record. 169(19), 491-2
• N USHERWOOD, M BRENNAN, J SHELTON, LE GREEN and W WAPENAAR, 2011. Measurement and error of hoof horn growth rate in sheep The Journal of Agricultural Science.
• WAPENAAR, W, GRIFFITHS, H, LOWES, J and BRENNAN, M, 2011. Developing Evidence-Based Guidelines Using Expert Opinion For The Management Of Uterine Prolapse In Cattle Cattle Practice. 19(1), 17-21
• ARCHER, S, BIGGS, A, BREEN, J, BRADLEY, A, BURNELL, M, GREEN, M, HAYTON, A, HIGGINS, H, HUDSON, C, HUSBAND, J, HUXLEY, J, MADOUASSE, A, MAY, B, READER, J, STATHAM, J, THORNE, M and WAPENAAR, W, 2010. Improving Farm Veterinary Services
• WAPENAAR, W, 2010. Realizing The Potential Of Reproductive Performance Records In Dairy Cattle
• HUXLEY, JN, ARCHER, SC, BIGGS, AM, BRADLEY, AJ, BREEN, JE, GREEN, MJ, HIGGINS, HM, HUDSON, CD, HUSBAND, JA, MAY, W, READER, JD, STATHAM, JME, THORNE, MH and WAPENAAR, W, 2010. An Expert Review Of The Diagnosis, Prognosis And Treatment Of Recumbency In Adult Cattle
• WAPENAAR, W, GREEN, M, HUXLEY, J, READER, J, BIGGS, A, BURNELL, M, BREEN, J, STATHAM, J, THORNE, M, MAY, B and HUSBAND, J, 2008. Strengths And Weaknesses Of Parameters Currently Used To Measure Reproductive Performance In Dairy Cattle
• WAPENAAR, W., BARKEMA, H. W., SCHARES, G., ROUVINEN-WATT, K., ZEIJLEMAKER, L., POORTER, B., O'HANDLEY, R. M., KWOK, O. C. and DUBEY, J. P., 2007. Evaluation of four serological techniques to determine the seroprevalence of <i>Neospora caninum</i> in foxes (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>) and coyotes (<i>Canis latrans</i>) on Prince Edward Island, Canada Veterinary Parasitology. 145(1-2), 51-58
• WAPENAAR, W., BARKEMA, H. W., VANLEEUWEN, J. A., MCCLURE, J. T., O'HANDLEY, R. M., KWOK, O. C., THULLIEZ, P., DUBEY, J. P. and JENKINS, M. C., 2007. Comparison of serological methods for the diagnosis of <i>Neospora caninum</i> infection in cattle Veterinary Parasitology. 143(2), 166-173
• WAPENAAR W, BARKEMA HW, O'HANDLEY RM and BARTELS CJM, 2007. Use Of An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay In Bulk Milk To Estimate The Prevalence Of Neospora Caninum On Dairy Farms In Prince Edward Island, Canada. The Canadian Veterinary Journal. La Revue Vétérinaire Canadienne. 48(5), 493-9
• WAPENAAR, W, BARKEMA, HW, EYSKER, M and O'HANDLEY, RM, 2007. An Outbreak Of Dictyocaulosis In Lactating Cows On A Dairy Farm Javma-Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association. 231(11), 1715-1718
• WAPENAAR W, JENKINS MC, O'HANDLEY RM and BARKEMA HW, 2006. Neospora Caninum-Like Oocysts Observed In Feces Of Free-Ranging Red Foxes (Vulpes Vulpes) And Coyotes (Canis Latrans). The Journal Of Parasitology. 92(6), 1270-4
• JENKINS, M C, FETTERER, R, SCHARES, G, BJÖRKMAN, C, WAPENAAR, W, MCALLISTER, M and DUBEY, J P, 2005. HPLC purification of recombinant NcGRA6 antigen improves enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of bovine neosporosis. Veterinary Parasitology. 131(3-4), 227-34
• BEKKER, CPJ, VINK, D, PEREIRA, CML, WAPENAAR, W, LANGA, A and JONGEJAN, F, 2001. Heartwater (Cowdria Ruminantium Infection) As A Cause Of Postrestocking Mortality Of Goats In Mozambique Clinical And Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology. 8(4), 843-846
• WAPENAAR, W, VAN SCHAIK, G, LEIDS, P, DENNEY, L, SCHUKKEN, Y.H, STEHMAN, S.M and HUNTLEY, J., NYSCHAP Johne’s disease module, a program to change management of dairy farms to reduce Johne's disease prevalence The Bovine Practitioner. 37, 23-29