Dr Lidwien Verdegaal

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (PEER REVIEWED) & BOOK CHAPTERS                                                                   

PhD thesis: 'Equine metabolic plasticity' (2024) Carmen Vidal Moreno de Vega (UGent). Promoters: Catherine Delesalle (UGhent) and Elisabeth-Lidwien J.M.M. Verdegaal (UoA)

Carmen Vidal Moreno De Vega, Constance De Meeûs D'Argenteuil, Berit Boshuizen, Lorie De Maré, Yannick Gansemans, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Dieter Deforce, Klara Goethals, Ward De Spiegelaere, Luc Leybaert, Elisabeth-Lidwien J.M.M. Verdegaal and Cathérine Delesalle (2024). Baselining physiological parameters in three muscles across three equine breeds. What can we learn from the horse? Frontiers in Physiology, 15, 24 pages.DOI

Verdegaal, E. -L. J. M. M., Howarth, G. S., McWhorter, T. J., & Delesalle, C. J. G. (2023). Thermoregulation during Field Exercise in Horses Using Skin Temperature Monitoring. Animals, 14(1), 136-1-136-17. DOI  

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., and Delesalle C.J. (2022). Is continuous monitoring of skin surface temperature a reliable proxy to assess the thermoregulatory response in endurance horses during field exercise? Frontiers in Veterinary Science doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.894146

ter Woort, F., Dubois G., Tansley G., Didier M., Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Franklin S., and van Erck - Westergren E. (2022). Validation of an equine fitness tracker: ECG quality and arrhythmia detection. Equine Veterinary Journal doi: 10.1111/evj.13565.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., Boshuizen B., Franklin S.H., De Vega C.V., Jonas S.E., Folwell L.E., and Delesalle C.J. (2021). Continuous monitoring of the thermoregulatory response in endurance horses and trotter horses during field exercise: Baselining for future hot weather studies. Frontiers in Physiology 12. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.708737.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M. Glanders disease. Book chapter; Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine (5MVC Equine), 3^rd Edition; Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Nov (2019). SBN: 978-1-119-19021-9.

Bamford N.J., Sprinkle S.B., Cudmore L.A., Cullimore A.M., van Eps A.W., Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., and Tennent‐Brown B. S. (2018). Elapid snake envenomation in horses: 52 cases (2006–2016). Equine Veterinary Journal 50, 2, 196-201.

Verdegaal, E-L.J.M.M., Delesalle, C., Caraguel, C.G., Folwell, L.E., McWhorter, T.J., Howarth, G.S., and Franklin, S.H. (2017). Evaluation of a telemetric gastrointestinal pill for continuous monitoring of gastrointestinal temperature in horses at rest and during exercise. American Journal of Veterinary Research 78, 7, 778-784. doi: doi: 10.2460/ajvr.78.7.778

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M. and Franklin S.F. (2016). Science in brief: Highlights from the applied physiology, muscle and genetics abstracts at the International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP). Equine Veterinary Journal 48 9-12

de Bruijn C.M., Houterman W., Ploeg M., Ducro B., Boshuizen B., Goethals K., Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., and Delesalle C. (2016). Monitoring training response in young Friesian dressage horses using two different standardised exercise tests (SETs). BMC Veterinary Research 13, 1, 1-7.                         

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., de Heer N., Meertens N., Maree J.T.M. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. (2006). A right sided endocarditis of dental origin in a horse. Equine Veterinary Education 18 (4) 191-195.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. (2006); Endocarditis in the horse: a review. Equine Veterinary Education 18 (4) 196-198.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Veldhuis Kroese E.J.B., Dik K.J., van Oijen L.A.A.M. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. (2003) Unilateral facial paralyse and keratitis sicca as a result of otitis media and temporohyoid osteoartropathy. Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde 128: 760-766.

Verdegaal L.J.M.M., Voorhout G., van Loon G.  und Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. (2002) Herzgeräusche als zufallsbefunde bei tierärtztlichen kauf- oder verfassungsuntersuchungen – Befundung und verlauf bei 77 klinisch gesunden pferden. Pferdeheilkunde 18.

Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M., Annee M.P., Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Lemmens A.G. and Beynen A.C. (2002) Exercise- and metabolism- associated blood variables in Standardbreds fed either a low- or high-fat diet, Equine Veterinary Journal Suppl. 34: 29-32.

Conference papers Elisabeth-Lidwien J.M.M. Verdegaal

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., Kennedy H.K., and Delesalle C.J. A retrospective study of the incidence and associated risk factors of Exertional Heat Illness (EHI) in Thoroughbred racehorses in different states in Australia, preliminary results. Poster and 2 min pitch oral presentation at the International European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM) conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 2024.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M. Skin surface temperature is not a reliable proxy for the thermoregulatory response in endurance horses. Oral presentation at Meeting, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia, May 2023

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., and Delesalle C.J. Skin surface temperature is not a reliable proxy for the thermoregulatory response in endurance horses. Oral presentation at International Conference Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Uppsala, Sweden, June 2022.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., and Delesalle C.J. Continuous Monitoring of the Thermoregulatory Response in Endurance Horses and Trotter Horses During Field Exercise: Baselining for Future Hot Weather Studies. Oral presentation at Meeting, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia, June 2022. Selected as one of the four finalists for the Ross Wishart award.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., and Delesalle C.J. Continuous Monitoring of the Thermoregulatory Response in Endurance Horses and Trotter Horses During Field Exercise: Baselining for Future Hot Weather Studies. Oral presentation at International Havemeyer Workshop on Poor Performance, Montana USA, May 2022.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., and Delesalle C.J. Continuous monitoring of the thermoregulatory response in endurance and trotter horses during field exercise: Baseline for future hot weather studies. Oral presentation at virtual conference, International Calgary International Equine Symposium. Sept. 2021.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., Jonas S.E., Folwell L.E., Franklin S.H., Caraguel C.G.B., Dewulf J., Boshuizen B., De Vega C.V., and Delesalle C.J. A longitudinal follow-up of the thermal response to the metabolic heat load in endurance horses and Standardbreds during field exercise. Oral presentation at virtual at the 12^th International European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM) conference, Valencia, Spain, Nov. 2020.

Gehring, R., Florschütz, T., Theelen, M. J. P., Verdegaal, E-L.J.M.M., and Vendrig, J. C. Towards a population pharmacokinetic model of gentamicin in septicaemic neonatal foals. Oral presentation at International Antimicrobial Agents in Veterinary Medicine (AAVM) Congress, 2020.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M. (Lidwien), Delesalle C., McWhorter T.J., Howarth G.S., McLeod K., Weaver S., Franklin S.H. Incidence and description of exertional rhabdomyolysis in endurance horses at a 160 km National ride in Australia. Oral presentation at International Conference Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Lorne, Australia, Nov. 2018; Comparative Exercise Physiology, 14, 1; S27.

Franklin, S., Henry, N., Collett, F and Verdegaal, EL. Prevalence and repeatability of exercise-induced arrhythmia in Standardbred racehorses in training. Oral presentation at International Conference Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Lorne, Australia, Nov. 2018; Comparative Exercise Physiology, 14, 1

Bamford N.J., Sprinkle S.B., Cudmore L.A., Cullimore A.M., van Eps A.W., Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., and Tennent‐Brown B. S. Elapid snake envenomation in Australian horses: 52 cases (2006–2016). Oral presentation at International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Society (IVECCS) congress, USA, Sept. 2017.                        

Verdegaal E.J.M.M. and van Oijen L.A.A.M. Atypical cases of equine Glanders could form a risk for re-emerging Glanders disease worldwide. Oral presentation at 10^th International Equine Infectious Disease Conference (IEIDC), Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 2016. Journal Equine Veterinary Science 39, S98eS107.                                             

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Farrugia J., Franklin S.H. Owner's survey of electrolyte supplementation in Australian endurance horses, preliminary results. Oral presentation at 8^th International Congress of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM), Utrecht, The Netherlands; Nov. 2015. Journal Veterinary Internal Medicine, 30, 3, 909. doi: 10.1111/jvim.13925.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Jonas S.E., Caraguel C.G.B. and Franklin S.H. Real-time monitoring of the core body temperature in endurance horses during field exercise. Abstract poster Meeting, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia, June 2015.    

Delesalle C., Popovic A., Hespel P., Oliviera J.E., Duchateau L., Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., de Bruijn M. Effect of aleurone supplementation on postprandrial glucose and insulin response in horses. Oral presentation at International Applied Equine Nutrition and training, ENUTRACO, Bingen and Waldagesheim, Applied equine nutrition and training, 2015.                  

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Jonas S.E., Caraguel C.G.B. and Franklin S.H. Real-time monitoring of the core body temperature in endurance horses during field exercise. Poster presentation at 9^th International Conference Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Chester, UK, June, 2014. Equine Veterinary Journal 46, Suppl. 46, 2–5.

Averay K., Nicholson A., and Verdegaal E.J.M.M. Preliminary evaluation of the veterinary EPOC^® point-of-care (POC) clinical analyser in horses by comparison with in-house analysis and establishment of reference values. Oral presentation at International 13^th Scientific Conference of European Veterinary Emergency & Critical Society (EVECCS), Prague, Czech Republic, June 2014. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 2014, 24, Suppl. 1, S36.                   

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Folwell L.E., Caraguel C.B.G., and Franklin S.H. Evaluation of a gastro-intestinal pill (Equivital^®) to measure the core body temperature in exercising horses. Oral presentation at International 6^th Congress of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM), Le Touquet, France, Feb 2013. Journal Veterinary Internal Medicine, 28, 2, S703.

Folwell L.E., Franklin S.H. and Verdegaal E.J.M.M. Evaluation of a Telemetric temperature pill in exercising horses. Poster presentation at Scientific Meeting, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, June 2013.

Glanders disease, Invited speaker, International Veterinary Congress, European Veterinary Conference (VJD), April

Verdegaal E.J.M.M. and van der Kolk J.H. Salivary cortisol concentration in healthy aged horses, horses with hirsutism and horses with colic. Oral presentation at International at British Equine Veterinary Association Congress (BEVA), Sept. 2004.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. What is the significance of cardiac murmurs in the horse? Invited speaker, International Veterinary Congress, European Veterinary Conference (VJD), April 2003, 251-254.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Voorhout G. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. Accidentally-found cardiac murmurs: inventory and follow-up of 85 horses in the Netherlands (1997-2002). Oral presentation at International British Equine Veterinary Association Congress (BEVA), Oct. 2002, 212-213.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Veldhuis-Kroese E.J.B., Dik K.J., Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. Unilateral facial paralysis and keratitis sicca as a result of otitis media and temporohyoid osteoarthropathy. Oral presentation at International International Veterinary Congress, Equine Congress (VJD), April 2002, 269. ISSN 0957-7734.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M. and van der Kolk J.H. Cortisol concentration in saliva, a diagnostic tool in Cushing’s disease? Symposium Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, Sept. 2001, 33.

Invited speaker - Conferences/ Continuous education                                                                  

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M. Thermoregulation and heat stress in exercising horses. Invited speaker, Australian Veterinary Association, Adelaide, June 2023

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M. The impact of transportation on horses’ thermoregulation and heat stress and illness. Invited speaker, Animal Transportation Association, Mexico, March 2023

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Bushfire cases management - a review of Pinery bushfire cases  at EHPC, Roseworthy, SA, 2016

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Bushfire cases management - a review of Pinery bushfire cases  at EVA-SA State meeting, SA, 2016

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Parenteral nutrition in hospitalised horses. ANZCS, Science week, Gold Coast, Australia; 10-12^th of July 2014

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Enteral nutrition in hospitalised horses. ANZCS, Science week, Gold Coast, Australia; 10-12^th of July 2014

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Thermoregulation in exercising horses. ANZCS, Science week, Gold Coast, Australia; 10-12^th of July 2014 

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Glanders disease, a worldwide re-emerging disease? Invited speaker, Equine Exotic infectious diseases at EVA-SA State meeting, SA; 19^th of May 2013 

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Equine piroplasmosis. Invited speaker, Equine Exotic infectious diseases at EVA-SA State meeting, SA; 19^th of May 2013 

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Metabolic disorders in endurance horses. Int Equine Sport Medicine Conference, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, 23-25^th of February 2013

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Case discussion endurance horses. Int. Equine Sport Conference, University of Melbourne, Werribee, 23-25^th of February 2013

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Postnatal (bacterial) infections including sepsis in foals, SA-EVA congress, Mt Barker, 12^th of Nov 2011.

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Hyperthermia, dehydration and electrolytes loss in endurance horses. Invited speaker, Endurance Veterinary Seminar, Mt Barker, SA, Australia, September 2011.

Lay/discipline interviews and podcast

E-L Verdegaal, Interview in theHORSE, 'Understanding the principles of cooling down horses in hot and humid conditions: Six common misperceptions debunked'

E-L Verdegaal, Interview, 'Thermoregulation in sport horses', Podcast of the International Equine High-Performance Sports Group reaching veterinarians involved in performance, horse trainers and human athletes worldwide (2023)

E-L Verdegaal, Guest editor, PhD summary 'Thermoregulation in exercising horses', Adelaide Roseworthy Veterinary Alumni newsletter (2022)

E-L Verdegaal, Official interview ‘theHORSE’, ‘How horses heat up and cool down varies considerably' (2022)

E-L Verdegaal, Interview ‘How to prevent heat stress in horses’, published in Dutch Vet. J. (2022)

E-L Verdegaal, Evidence-based lay review on ‘Horses standing in the hot sun with no shelter: are they suffering or not?’, RSPCA (SA) impacting horse welfare in Australia (2022)

E-L Verdegaal, Media interview at Veterinary news Eurodressage (2015) consultation as an expert during an' Equine Glanders disease outbreak' in the Middle East.

E-L Verdegaal, ‘Marshmallow plant intoxication’ – cases series, an emerging disease, public media interests: UoA news and 2 popular international horse forums (the HORSE and Horsetalk) (2015)