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Franz Schwarzenberger is affiliated with the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Veterinary medicine. Within these broad areas, their work notably engages with subfields such as Ecology, Small Animals, Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their scientific contributions focus on several key topics, including Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock, Sperm and Testicular Function, and Reproductive Biology and Fertility.

Franz Schwarzenberger's recent papers illustrate a sustained interest in reproductive biology across various wildlife species. These include the following studies:

  • Comparative analysis of gestation in three rhinoceros species (Diceros bicornis; Ceratotherium simum; Rhinoceros unicornis), 2023, General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Immunocontraception of male and female giraffes using the GnRH vaccine Improvac®, 2021, Zoo Biology
  • The effects of animal transfers on the reproductive success of female white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum) kept in European zoos, 2023, Theriogenology Wild

Additional recent collaborative works where Schwarzenberger is a co-author include:

  • Case Report: Ovulation Induction in Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Use of a simplified non-invasive technic to monitor fecal progesterone metabolites and reproduction function in several zoo species: Efficacy of mini VIDAS® automate (bioMérieux), 2021, Theriogenology

Franz Schwarzenberger has frequently published in venues such as General and Comparative Endocrinology and Theriogenology Wild, with additional publications in Zoo Biology, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, and Theriogenology.

Their collaborations include co-authorship with several researchers, among whom Robert Hermes appears most frequently, followed by Pia Krawinkel, Sophia-Maria Jeserschek, Nicole Schauerte, and Christina Geiger.

Best Publications

  • Faecal steroid analysis for non-invasive monitoring of reproductive status in farm, wild and zoo animals

    Franz Schwarzenberger;Erich Möstl;Rupert Palme;Elmar Bamberg

  • The many uses of non-invasive faecal steroid monitoring in zoo and wildlife species

    F. Schwarzenberger

  • A versatile enzyme immunoassay for the determination of progestogens in feces and serum

    Laura Graham;Franz Schwarzenberger;Erich Möstl;Wieke Galama

  • Measurement of fecal steroids in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) using group-specific enzyme immunoassays for 20-oxo-pregnanes

    Franz Schwarzenberger;Kristina Tomášová;Dana Holečková;Bernd Matern

  • The effect of long non-reproductive periods on the genital health in captive female white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum, C.s. cottoni)

    Robert Hermes;Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt;Christian Walzer;Frank Göritz

  • Concentrations of faecal immunoreactive progestagen metabolites during the oestrous cycle and pregnancy in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli)

    F. Schwarzenberger;R. Francke;R. Göltenboth

  • Reproductive soundness of captive southern and northern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum, C.s. cottoni): evaluation of male genital tract morphology and semen quality before and after cryopreservation.

    Robert Hermes;Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt;Steffen Blottner;Christian Walzer

  • Rehabilitation of research chimpanzees: Stress and coping after long-term isolation

    Michaela Reimers;Franz Schwarzenberger;Signe Preuschoft

  • Faecal progesterone metabolite analysis for non-invasive monitoring of reproductive function in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

    F. Schwarzenberger;C. Walzer;K. Tomasova;J. Vahala

  • Concentrations of progestagens and oestrogens in the faeces of pregnant Lipizzan, trotter and thoroughbred mares.

    F Schwarzenberger;E Möstl;E Bamberg;J Pammer

  • Fecal steroid analysis for monitoring reproduction in the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)

    Franz Schwarzenberger;Gabriella Fredriksson;Karl Schaller;Lydia Kolter

  • The effect of level of feed intake on progesterone clearance rate by measuring faecal progesterone metabolites in grazing dairy cows.

    A.R Rabiee;K.L Macmillan;F Schwarzenberger

  • First successful artificial insemination with frozen-thawed semen in rhinoceros

    R. Hermes;F. Göritz;J. Saragusty;E. Sós

  • Artificial insemination in the anoestrous and the postpartum white rhinoceros using GnRH analogue to induce ovulation.

    T.B. Hildebrandt;R. Hermes;C. Walzer;E. Sós

  • Fecal progesterone, estrogen, and androgen metabolites for noninvasive monitoring of reproductive function in the female Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis.

    Franz Schwarzenberger;Wolfram Rietschel;Jiri Vahala;Dana Holeckova

  • Social isolation shortens telomeres in African Grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus erithacus).

    Denise Aydinonat;Dustin J. Penn;Steve Smith;Yoshan Moodley

  • Steroid hormone related male biased parasitism in chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra.

    Stefan Hoby;Franz Schwarzenberger;Marcus G. Doherr;Nadia Robert

  • A review of faecal progesterone metabolite analysis for non-invasive monitoring of reproductive function in mammals

    F. Schwarzenberger;R. Palme;E. Bamberg;E. Moestl

  • Reproductive endocrinology of the largest dasyurids: characterization of ovarian cycles by plasma and fecal steroid monitoring. Part I. The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii).

    H. Hesterman;S.M. Jones;F. Schwarzenberger

  • Faecal progesterone metabolites and behavioural observations for the non-invasive assessment of oestrous cycles in the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) and the southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

    M.C.J. Paris;A. White;A. Reiss;M. West

  • Use of group-specific antibodies to detect fecal progesterone metabolites during the estrous cycle of cows

    F. Schwarzenberger;C.H. Son;R. Pretting;K. Arbeiter

  • Hormone monitoring: An important tool for the breeding management of wildlife species

    Pgfm Eia;F. Schwarzenberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Göritz
Frank Göritz Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
K.L. Macmillan
K.L. Macmillan University of Melbourne
Erich Möstl
Erich Möstl University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Christian C. Voigt
Christian C. Voigt Leibniz Association
Christopher R. Pryce
Christopher R. Pryce University of Zurich
Robert P. Millar
Robert P. Millar University of Pretoria
Graeme Martin
Graeme Martin University of Western Australia
Dustin J. Penn
Dustin J. Penn University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Philip H. Kass
Philip H. Kass University of California, Davis

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