Biography

Linda studied Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University and graduated in december 1995. After graduating, she worked for 2 years in two small animal practices with also a limited number of equine patients. After two years, she returned to university for a four-year training as a specialist in Equine Internal Medicine. Patient care, research, liaising with referring veterinarians and also educating students in their final phase of the study were among her tasks during this period. After successfully completing this program Linda worked for 13 years as a practitioner in a large equine clinic (DAP Bodegraven) where she participated in ambulatory care and anesthesia work, however internal medicine for equine residential patients was her main area of focus.

Since 2014 Linda works at GD Animal Health (now Royal GD) in Deventer with exclusive focus on equine health topics. Based on her accumulated experience, among other things she acts here as a sparring partner for equine practitioners in the field on topics related to equine internal medicine and in particular advice on suitable options for diagnostics.

Furthermore she is involved in safeguarding animal welfare on Dutch farms by working in on-call acute intervention teams in the event of suspected animal neglect

Publications

• Linda van den Wollenberg, Deborah van Doorn, Marianne Sloet, Floor van Kootwijk 'Leidraad paard en parasieten' Dier en Arts, oktober 2024
• Van den Wollenberg L., Pellicaan C. and Müller K. ‘Een intoxicatie met propyleenglycol bij twee paarden’ Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde, september 2000
• Van den Wollenberg L. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. ‘Maagulcera bij paarden: etiologie, diagnostiek en therapie; een overzicht’ Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde, november 2000
• Van den Wollenberg L., Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. and G.C. van der Weijden ‘Uterine rupture as a cause of postpartum peritonitis in the mare: five cases. Pferdeheilkunde, march/april 2002
• Van den Wollenberg L., van den Belt A.J.M. and van der Kolk J.H. ‘A squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx in a shetland pony’ Equine Veterinary Education april 2002.
• Van den Wollenberg L., Butler C.M., Houwers D.J., Gaastra W., Jacobs A, Klarenbeek S., de Groot W.M., Panhuyzen H,van Maanen C. andSloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. ‘Lawsonia intracellularis associated proliferative enteritis in weanling foals in the Netherlands’ Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde, august 2011
• Butler C.M., Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M., Stout T.A., van der Kolk J.H., Van den Wollenberg L., Nielen M., Jongejan F., Werners A.H., Houwers D.J. ‘Prevalence of the causative agents of equine piroplasmosis in the South West of The Netherlands and the identification of two autochthonous clinical Theileria equi infections’. Vet J. 2012 Aug;193(2):381-5
• Siegers E.W., Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M., Van den Wollenberg L., Jansen S., Teske E., Ankringa N, van den Belt A.J.M. and WestermannC.M. ‘Advanced multicentric lymphoma in a Belgian Draft Horse mare’ Pferdeheilkunde 33 (2017) 1 (Januar/Februar) 30-36
• Van den Wollenberg L., Van Dijck W., Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. and Van Maanen C.‘Een paard met neurologische rhinopneumonie; hoe lang isoleren?’ Tijdschrift voor Diergeeneeskunde, 2017, april (4), 30-35
• Van Maanen C., Zaag, E., Buter, R., Van den Wollenberg, L. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M.M. ‘Asinine herpesvirus-3 (Equine herpesvirus-8) associated neurological disease in a donkey’ Veterinary Record: Vet Rec Case Rep 2017;5:e000498
• Van Maanen C., Van den Wollenberg L., Siegers E.W. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. ‘Leidraad droes’ DiereNarts, 2018; editie 11; 258-267
• Counotte G.H.M., Durham A., Vandendriessche V.L., Van den Wollenberg L. ‘Use of haptoglobin, magnesium, adiponectin and leptin as screening markers for insulin dysregulation in obese horses’ Equine Science Society Symposium; abstract (#77892) Asheville, North Carolina June 3–6, 2019
• Witt P., Van den Wollenberg L., Kosterink I., Counotte G.H.M., Theelen M.P.J. ‘Evaluation of a combined hematology and clinical chemistry blood test to assess fitness in standardbreds used for harness racing’11-04-2019; abstract Voorjaarsdagen Den Haag
• Van Maanen C., Van den Wollenberg L., Ter Bogt-Kappert C., Weesendorp E. ‘Streptococcus equi subspecies equi seroprevalence in the Netherlands’ Abstract t.b.v. Dorothy Havemeijer workshop 2019
• Van den Wollenberg L. and Van Maanen C., ‘Vooruitgang in diagnostiek van infectieziekten door PCR onderzoek’ Themanummer Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde september Jaargang 144, Aflevering 9, september 2019 16-19
• Van den Wollenberg L.,Van Maanen C. and Mijs C.C. ‘Rhodococcus equi, niet altijd een luchtwegprobleem….’ Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde, Jaargang 144, Aflevering 10, oktober 2019; 15-17
• Van den Wollenberg L., Vandendriessche V., Van Maanen C. and Counotte G.H.M. ‘Comparison of Two Diagnostic Methods to Detect Insulin Dysregulation in Horses Under Field Conditions’ Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 88, 7 February 2020
• VandenDriessche V., Bastian M, Van den Wollenberg L. and Counotte G.H.M. ‘Morphometric measurement can accurately estimate an equine’s BW and BCS’ Poster for the online ESVCN Congress 2021
• Van Maanen C., Van den Wollenberg L., Ter Bogt-Kappert C., Weesendorp E. and Waller A.S. ‘Streptococcus equi subspecies equi seroprevalence in different subpopulations of the Dutch horse sector’ (EVJEID-21-085) 11th International Equine Infectious Diseases Conference 2021. Abstract/oral presentation
• Counotte G.H.M., Durham A., Vandendriessche V.L., Van den Wollenberg L. ‘Haptoglobin, magnesium, adiponectin and leptin as biomarkers for obesity and insulin dysregulation in horses : Relation of biomarkers with obesity and insulin in horses’International Journal of Equine Science, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022) 3-10
• Van den Wollenberg L. andVan Maanen C., Ter Bogt-Kappert C. and Dijkman R. ‘Monitoring diergezondheid paard’ Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde jaargang 147, Aflevering 4 april 2022 32-35