Dr. V.C. (Vivian) Goerlich

Dr. V.C. (Vivian) Goerlich

Assistant Professor
Animal Behaviour
+31 30 253 2747
v.c.goerlich@uu.nl

Highlighted publications

Langen, E. M. A., Goerlich-Jansson, V. C., & von Engelhardt, N. (2019). Effects of the maternal and current social environment on female body mass and reproductive traits in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(5), jeb187005. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.187005
Goerlich, V. C., Natt, D., Elfwing, M., Macdonald, B., & Jensen, P. (2012). Transgenerational effects of early experience on behavioral, hormonal and gene expression responses to acute stress in the precocial chicken. Hormones and Behavior, 61(5), 711-718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.03.006
Goerlich - Jansson, V., & Groothuis, T. G. G. (2013). Manipulation of Primary Sex Ratio in Birds: Lessons from the Homing Pigeon (Columba livia domestica). Integrative and Comparative Biology, 53(6), 902-912. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/ict056
Guenther, A., Groothuis, AGG., Krüger, O., & Goerlich, V. C. (2018). Cortisol during adolescence organises personality traits and behavioural syndromes. Hormones and Behavior, 103, 129-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.06.010
Dietz, L., Arnold, A. K., Goerlich, V. C., & Vinke, C. M. (2018). The importance of early life experiences for the development of behavioural disorders in domestic dogs. Behaviour, 155(2-3), 83-114. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003486
Dijkstra, C., Riedstra, B., Dekker, A., Goerlich, V. C., Daan, S., & Groothuis, T. G. G. (2010). An adaptive annual rhythm in the sex of first pigeon eggs. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64(9), 1393-1402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-0954-8
Goerlich, V. C., Dijkstra, C., Schaafsma, S. M., & Groothuis, T. G. G. (2009). Testosterone has a long-term effect on primary sex ratio of first eggs in pigeons-in search of a mechanism. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 163(1-2), 184-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.01.004

Publications

2023

Scholarly publications

Manet, M., Kliphuis, S., Nordquist, R., Goerlich, V., Tuyttens, F. A. M., & Rodenburg, B. (2023). Brown and white layer pullet hybrids show different fear responses towards humans, but what role does light during incubation play in that? Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 267, Article 106056. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2023.106056
Manet, M., Kliphuis, S., Nordquist, R., Goerlich, V., Tuyttens, F. A. M., & Rodenburg, B. (2023). Shining a light on laying hen cognition: effect of light during incubation depends on task and hybrid. 163. Abstract from 56th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology, Tallinn, Estonia.
Rodenburg, B., Giersberg, M., Goerlich, V., & Arndt, S. (2023). Meeting farm animal behavioural needs to ensure good animal welfare. 207. Abstract from 56th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology, Tallinn, Estonia.
Manet, M., Kliphuis, S., van den Brand, H., Nordquist, R., Goerlich, V., & Rodenburg, B. (2023). Green light during incubation: Effects on hatching characteristics in brown and white laying hens. Livestock Science, 274, 1-8. Article 105270. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2023.105270
Manet, M., Kliphuis, S., Nordquist, R., Goerlich, V., Tuyttens, F. A. M., & Rodenburg, B. (Accepted/In press). Brown and white layer pullet hybrids show different fear responses towards humans, but what role does light during incubation play in that?. Abstract from XI European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, Prague, Czech Republic.
Kliphuis, S., Manet, M. W. E., Goerlich, V. C., Nordquist, R. E., Vernooij, H., Brand, H. V. D., Tuyttens, F. A. M., & Rodenburg, T. B. (2023). Early-life interventions to prevent feather pecking and reduce fearfulness in laying hens. Poultry Science, 102(8), Article 102801. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102801
Algra, M., de Keijzer, L., Arndt, S., van Eerdenburg, F., & Goerlich, V. (2023). Evaluation of the Thermal Response of the Horns in Dairy Cattle. Animals, 13(3), 1-17. Article 500. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030500
Tiemann, I., Fijn, L., Bagaria, M., Langen, E., van der Staay, F. J., Arndt, S. S., Leenaars, C. H. C., & Goerlich, V. (2023). Glucocorticoids in relation to behavior, morphology, and physiology as proxy indicators for the assessment of animal welfare: A systematic mapping review. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, 1-20. Article 954607. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.954607

2022

Scholarly publications

Manet, M., Kliphuis, S., Nordquist, R., Goerlich, V., Tuyttens, F. A. M., & Rodenburg, B. (Accepted/In press). High-lighting chicken welfare: the effects of hybrid and light during incubation on physiological stress and fear behaviour in young laying hens. Abstract from International Symposium of Avian Endocrinology 2022, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Manet, M., Kliphuis, S., van Putten, A., Nordquist, R., Goerlich, V., Noldus, L., Tuyttens, F. A. M., & Rodenburg, B. (Accepted/In press). Brave breeds and brains under the spotlight: how do genetics and lighted incubation impact young laying hens stress responsivity?. Abstract from Advancing animal welfare science 2022, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Nordquist, R., Vernooij, H., Dull, C., Pascual, A., van der Linde, G., & Goerlich, V. (2022). The effects of transport of 18-day old hatching eggs on physiology and behaviour of slow growing broiler chicken. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 257, 1-10. Article 105789. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2022.105789
Goerlich, V., Schaake, W., van Dijk, M., Gentenaar, C., & Nordquist, R. (2022). Pigeons in the City -Counting feral pigeons as means to engage school children in life sciences. 76-76. Abstract from Living Knowlegde, Groningen, Netherlands.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/423625/Pigeons_in_the_City.pdf?sequence=1
Kliphuis, S., Manet, M., Goerlich, V., Nordquist, R., Tuyttens, F. A. M., & Rodenburg, B. (2022). Light & larvae as early-life interventions to prevent feather pecking in laying hens. 105. Abstract from 55th International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology, Ohrid, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/422820/Kliphuis_et_al._2022_ISAE.pdf?sequence=1
Arndt, S., Goerlich, V., & van der Staay, F. J. (2022). A dynamic concept of animal welfare: The role of appetitive and adverse internal and external factors and the animal’s ability to adapt to them. Frontiers in Animal Science, 3, 1-21. Article 908513. https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2022.908513
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/422313/Arndt_et_al_Frontiers_in_Animal_Science_2022_3908513_21_.pdf?sequence=1

2021

Scholarly publications

Algra, M., de Keijzer, L., van Eerdenburg, F., & Goerlich, V. (2021). Hot Horns part II: Assessing the thermoregulatory function of horns in dairy cattle using infrared thermography. Abstract from ISAE Benelux Conference 2021.
De Keijzer, L., Algra, M., van Eerdenburg, F., & Goerlich, V. C. (2021). Hot Horns part I: Establishing methods to investigate the thermoregulatory function of horns in dairy cattle using infrared thermography. Abstract from ISAE Benelux Conference 2021.
Algra, M., de Keijzer, L., van Eerdenburg, F., & Goerlich, V. (2021). Hot horns: developing and applying infrared thermography for assessing the thermoregulatory function of horns in dairy cattle. Poster session presented at ISAE Benelux Conference 2021.
Nordquist, R., Dull, C., Pascual, A. S., van der Linde, G., & Goerlich, V. (2021). Transport of 18-day old hatching eggs - effects on physiology and behaviour in broiler chicken. Abstract from ISAE East-West Central joint Regional Conference 2021.
Meijer, E., Goerlich, V. C., van den Brom, R., Giersberg, M. F., Arndt, S. S., & Rodenburg, T. B. (2021). Perspectives for Buck Kids in Dairy Goat Farming. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, 1-11. Article 662102. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.662102
Manet, M., Kliphuis, S., Nordquist, R., Goerlich, V., Tuyttens, F. A. M., & Rodenburg, B. (2021). Brave breeds and brains under the spotlight how do light during incubation and genetics impact young laying hens stress responsivity?. Poster session presented at Recent advances in welfare science VIII (UFAW).
Manet, M., Kliphuis, S., Nordquist, R., Goerlich, V., Noldus, L., Tuyttens, F. A. M., & Rodenburg, B. (Accepted/In press). Influence of genetics and light during incubation on stress responsivity in young laying hens. Abstract from 54th International Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE).
Van der Mierden, S., Leenaars, C. H. C., Boyle, E. C., Ripoli, F. L., Gass, P., Durst, M., Goerlich-Jansson, V. C., Jirkof, P., Keubler, L. M., Talbot, S. R., Habedank, A., Lewejohann, L., Tolba, R. H., & Bleich, A. (2021). Measuring endogenous corticosterone in laboratory mice - a mapping review, meta-analysis, and open source database. Altex, 38(1), 111-122. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.14573/altex.2004221

2020

Scholarly publications

Kliphuis, S., Nordquist, R., Goerlich, V., Rodenburg, B., & Manet, M. (2020). Black Soldier Fly larvae as enrichment for layer chicks: a pilot. Abstract from ISAE Benelux conference 2020 (online).
Rodenburg, T. B., van Gerwen, M., Meijer, E., Tobias, T. J., Giersberg, M. F., Goerlich, V. C., Nordquist, R. E., Meijboom, F. L. B., & Arndt, S. S. (2020). End the cage age: looking for alternatives: Overview of alternatives to cage systems and the impact on animal welfare and other aspects of sustainability. European Parliament, Directorate General for Internal Policies, policy Department C: citizen's Rights and Constitutional Affairs.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/415340/IPOL_STU_2020_658539_EN_3_.pdf?sequence=1
Goerlich-Jansson, V. C. (2020). Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the German Branch of the World's Poultry Science Association, Dummerstorf and Rostock, Germany, March 10-11, 2020 Abstracts: The importance of the prenatal and early postnatal environment for the behavioural and physiological development of chicken. European Poultry Science, 84. https://doi.org/10.1399/eps.2020.314
Fijn, L., van der Staay, F. J., Goerlich, V. C., & Arndt, S. S. (2020). Importance of Basic Research on the Causes of Feather Pecking in Relation to Welfare. Animals, 10(213), Article 213. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10020213

Professional publications

Goerlich, V. C. (2020). Spuug, plas, poep - alternatieve matrices om hormonen in te bepalen. Biotechniek, 59(6), 38.

2019

Scholarly publications

Goerlich, V. C., Dull, C., Pascual, A., van der Linde, G., & Nordquist, R. E. (2019). Transport of 18-day old hatching eggs – effects on behaviour and physiology of broiler chicken?. Poster session presented at
Veterinary Science Day, Veterinary Faculty, UU.
Goerlich, V. C., Dull, C., Pascual, A., van der Linde, G., & Nordquist, R. E. (2019). Transport of 18-day old hatching eggs - effects on physiology and behaviour in broiler chicken?. Poster session presented at World's Poultry Science Association, Tours, France.
Leenaars, C. H. C., van der Mierden, S., Durst, M., Goerlich-Jansson, V. C., Ripoli, F. L., Keubler, L. M., Talbot, S. R., Boyle, E., Habedank, A., Jirkof, P., Lewejohann, L., Gass, P., Tolba, R., & Bleich, A. (2019). Measurement of corticosterone in mice: a protocol for a mapping review. Laboratory Animals, 23677219868499. https://doi.org/10.1177/0023677219868499
Langen, E. M. A., Goerlich-Jansson, V. C., & von Engelhardt, N. (2019). Effects of the maternal and current social environment on female body mass and reproductive traits in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(5), jeb187005. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.187005
Arndt, S. S., Goerlich, V. C., Endenburg, N., & van der Staay, F. J. (2019). DAWCon a Dynamic Animal Welfare Concept. 19-20. Abstract from 14th Annual Meeting of the Ethologische Gesellschaft, Hannover, Germany.

2018

Scholarly publications

Dietz, L., Arnold, A. K., Goerlich, V. C., & Vinke, C. M. (2018). The importance of early life experiences for the development of behavioural disorders in domestic dogs.. Abstract from Veterinary Science Day, Veterinary Faculty, UU, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Dietz, L., Arnold, A. K., Goerlich, V. C., & Vinke, C. M. (2018). The importance of early life experiences for the development of behavioural disorders in domestic dogs. Abstract from NVG Congress , Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands.
Dietz, L., Goerlich, V. C., Arnold, A. K., & Vinke, C. M. (2018). The importance of early life experiences for the development of behavioural disorders in domestic dogs. 21-22. Abstract from 14th Annual Meeting of the Ethologische Gesellschaft, Hannover, Germany.
van der Hulst, K. J., & Goerlich, V. C. (2018). Shut-out or sheltered? An evaluation of the feral pigeon (Columba livia domestica) in the context of different management approaches. 85. Abstract from 25th Benelux congress of Zoology.
Dietz, L., Goerlich, V. C., Arnold, A. K., & Vinke, C. M. (2018). The importance of early life experiences for the development of behavioural disorders in domestic dogs. Abstract from Yearly Meeting Nederlandse Vereniging Gedragsbiologen, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands.
Vinke, C. M., Goerlich, V. C., Dietz, L., & Arnold, A. K. (2018). The importance of early life experiences for the development of behavioural disorders in domestic dogs. Abstract from "Making a Difference" - Veterinary Science Day 2018, Bunnik, Netherlands.
Langen, E. M. A., Von Engelhardt, N., & Goerlich-Jansson, V. C. (2018). Correction: Social environment during egg laying: Changes in plasma hormones with no consequences for yolk hormones or fecundity in female Japanese quail, coturnix japonica(PLoS ONE (2017) 12:5 (e0176146) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176146). PLoS One, 13(6), Article e0199115. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199115
Dietz, L., Arnold, A. K., Goerlich, V. C., & Vinke, C. M. (2018). The importance of early life experiences for the development of behavioural disorders in domestic dogs. Behaviour, 155(2-3), 83-114. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003486
Langen, E. M. A., von Engelhardt, N., & Goerlich, V. C. (2018). No evidence for sex-specific effects of the maternal social environment on offspring development in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 263, 12-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.04.015
Guenther, A., Groothuis, AGG., Krüger, O., & Goerlich, V. C. (2018). Cortisol during adolescence organises personality traits and behavioural syndromes. Hormones and Behavior, 103, 129-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.06.010

2017

Scholarly publications

Langen, E. M. A., von Engelhardt, N., & Goerlich, V. C. (2017). Social environment during egg laying: Changes in plasma hormones with no consequences for yolk hormones or fecundity in female Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica. PLoS One, 12(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176146

Other output

Goerlich, V. C. (2017). Een overzicht van (niet-)invasieve methoden in de endocrinologie.
Arndt, S. S., & Goerlich, V. C. (2017). Welfare risk assessment plans - identification and characterization of potential risks and benefits.
Arndt, S. S., & Goerlich, V. C. (2017). Assessing risks– which factors may affect animal welfare?.

2015

Scholarly publications

Elfwing, M., Natt, D., Goerlich - Jansson, V., Persson, M., Hjelm, J., & Jensen, P. (2015). Early Stress Causes Sex-Specific, Life-Long Changes in Behaviour, Levels of Gonadal Hormones, and Gene Expression in Chickens. PLoS One, 10(5), Article 0125808. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125808

2013

Scholarly publications

Goerlich - Jansson, V., & Groothuis, T. G. G. (2013). Manipulation of Primary Sex Ratio in Birds: Lessons from the Homing Pigeon (Columba livia domestica). Integrative and Comparative Biology, 53(6), 902-912. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/ict056

2012

Scholarly publications

Goerlich, V. C., Natt, D., Elfwing, M., Macdonald, B., & Jensen, P. (2012). Transgenerational effects of early experience on behavioral, hormonal and gene expression responses to acute stress in the precocial chicken. Hormones and Behavior, 61(5), 711-718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.03.006
Vergauwen, J., Goerlich, V. C., Groothuis, T. G. G., Eens, M., & Muller, W. (2012). Food conditions affect yolk testosterone deposition but not incubation attendance. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 176(1), 112-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.01.003
Mueller, W., Goerlich, V. C., Vergauwen, J., Groothuis, T. G. G., & Eens, M. (2012). Sources of variation in yolk hormone deposition: Consistency, inheritance and developmental effects. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 175(2), 337-343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.11.034

2011

Scholarly publications

Mueller, W., Groothuis, T. G. G., Goerlich, V. C., & Eens, M. (2011). GnRH - a Missing Link between Testosterone Concentrations in Yolk and Plasma and Its Intergenerational Effects. PLoS One, 6(7), Article 22675. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022675
Casagrande, S., Dijkstra, C., Tagliavini, J., Goerlich, V. C., & Groothuis, T. G. G. (2011). Differential effects of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone and estradiol on carotenoid deposition in an avian sexually selected signal. Journal of comparative physiology. A, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology, 197(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-010-0579-4

2010

Scholarly publications

Goerlich, V. C., Dijkstra, C., Boonekamp, J. J., & Groothuis, T. G. G. (2010). Change in Body Mass Can Overrule the Effects of Maternal Testosterone on Primary Offspring Sex Ratio of First Eggs in Homing Pigeons. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 83(3), 490-500. https://doi.org/10.1086/651315
Dijkstra, C., Riedstra, B., Dekker, A., Goerlich, V. C., Daan, S., & Groothuis, T. G. G. (2010). An adaptive annual rhythm in the sex of first pigeon eggs. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64(9), 1393-1402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-010-0954-8
Goerlich, V. C., Dijkstra, C., & Groothuis, T. G. G. (2010). No evidence for selective follicle abortion underlying primary sex ratio adjustment in pigeons. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64(4), 599-606. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-009-0877-4
Goerlich, V. C., Dijkstra, C., & Groothuis, T. G. G. (2010). Effects of In Vivo Testosterone Manipulation on Ovarian Morphology, Follicular Development, and Follicle Yolk Testosterone in the Homing Pigeon. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 313A(6), 328-338. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.600

2009

Scholarly publications

Goerlich, V. C., Dijkstra, C., Schaafsma, S. M., & Groothuis, T. G. G. (2009). Testosterone has a long-term effect on primary sex ratio of first eggs in pigeons-in search of a mechanism. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 163(1-2), 184-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.01.004