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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
4684
World Ranking
1229
National Ranking
40

Best Publications

  • The use of hair cortisol for the assessment of stress in animals.

    Susen Heimbürge;Ellen Kanitz;Winfried Otten

  • Consequences of repeated early isolation in domestic piglets (Sus scrofa) on their behavioural, neuroendocrine, and immunological responses.

    Ellen Kanitz;Margret Tuchscherer;Birger Puppe;Armin Tuchscherer

  • Variation in fat mobilization during early lactation differently affects feed intake, body condition, and lipid and glucose metabolism in high-yielding dairy cows.

    C. Weber;C. Hametner;A. Tuchscherer;B. Losand

  • Effects of prenatal stress on cellular and humoral immune responses in neonatal pigs.

    M. Tuchscherer;E. Kanitz;W. Otten;A. Tuchscherer

  • Effects of social status after mixing on immune, metabolic, and endocrine responses in pigs.

    Margret Tuchscherer;Birger Puppe;Armin Tuchscherer;Ellen Kanitz

  • Dissecting the effects of mtDNA variations on complex traits using mouse conplastic strains.

    Xinhua Yu;Ulrike Gimsa;Lena Wester-Rosenlöf;Ellen Kanitz

  • It is possible to increase skeletal muscle fibre number in utero.

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  • Effects of Prenatal Stress on Corticosteroid Receptors and Monoamine Concentrations in Limbic Areas of Suckling Piglets (Sus scrofa) at Different Ages

    E. Kanitz;W. Otten;M. Tuchscherer;G. Manteuffel

  • A single exposure to social isolation in domestic piglets activates behavioural arousal, neuroendocrine stress hormones, and stress-related gene expression in the brain

    E Kanitz;B Puppe;M Tuchscherer;M Heberer

  • Effects of postnatal social isolation on hormonal and immune responses of pigs to an acute endotoxin challenge.

    Margret Tuchscherer;Ellen Kanitz;Birger Puppe;Armin Tuchscherer

  • Superovulation in cattle: practical aspects of gonadotropin treatment and insemination.

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  • Effects of exogenous somatotropin during early gestation on maternal performance, fetal growth, and compositional traits in pigs.

    Unknown

  • Effects of prenatal restraint stress on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical and sympatho-adrenomedullary axis in neonatal pigs

    W. Often;E. Kanitz;M. Tuchscherer;G. Nürnberg

  • Intestinal Glucose Absorption but Not Endogenous Glucose Production Differs between Colostrum- and Formula-Fed Neonatal Calves

    Julia Steinhoff-Wagner;Solvig Görs;Peter Junghans;Rupert M. Bruckmaier

  • Neuroendocrine and immune responses to acute endotoxemia in suckling and weaned piglets.

    Ellen Kanitz;Margret Tuchscherer;Armin Tuchscherer;Bernd Stabenow

  • Maternal social stress during late pregnancy affects hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function and brain neurotransmitter systems in pig offspring

    W. Otten;E. Kanitz;D. Couret;D. Couret;I. Veissier

  • Agonistic interactions and physiological reactions of top- and bottom-ranking pigs confronted with a familiar and an unfamiliar group: Preliminary results

    W. Otten;B. Puppe;B. Stabenow;E. Kanitz

  • Within a hair's breadth - Factors influencing hair cortisol levels in pigs and cattle.

    Susen Heimbürge;Ellen Kanitz;Armin Tuchscherer;Winfried Otten

  • Central and peripheral effects of repeated noise stress on hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical axis in pigs

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  • Psychosocial Stress and Immunity-What Can We Learn From Pig Studies?

    Ulrike Gimsa;Margret Tuchscherer;Ellen Kanitz

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