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Animal Science and Veterinary
Germany
2025

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Animal Science and Veterinary

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56
Citations
11727
World Ranking
422
National Ranking
11

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  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Georg Erhardt is affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with extensions into agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including genetics, cancer research, agronomy and crop science, molecular biology, and food science. These contribute to a broad approach toward understanding biological systems both at the molecular and applied agricultural levels.

Research topics covered by Georg Erhardt include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Milk quality and mastitis in dairy cows
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Animal diversity and health studies
  • Animal genetics and reproduction

Recent notable publications demonstrate a focus on genetic analyses and livestock traits. These include:

  • Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • Historical Introgression from Wild Relatives Enhanced Climatic Adaptation and Resistance to Pneumonia in Sheep (2020), published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Genetic diversity and population structure in divergent German cattle selection lines on the basis of milk protein polymorphisms (2021), published in Archives animal breeding/Archiv für Tierzucht
  • Associations between maternal milk protein genotypes with preweaning calf growth traits in beef cattle (2020), published in Journal of Animal Science
  • Influence of Systemic and Local Heat Application on Physiological and Spermatological Parameters in Rams (2022), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Archives animal breeding/Archiv für Tierzucht
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaboration is part of their research practice, with several frequent co-authors such as:

  • C. Weimann (4 publications)
  • Min Shen (2 publications)
  • Xinglong Xie (2 publications)
  • Feng-Hua Lv (2 publications)
  • Hua Yang (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • A spatial analysis method (SAM) to detect candidate loci for selection: towards a landscape genomics approach to adaptation

    S. Joost;A. Bonin;Michael William Bruford;L. Despres

  • Gene-culture Coevolution Between Cattle Milk Protein Genes and Human Lactase Genes

    Albano Beja-Pereira;Albano Beja-Pereira;Gordon Luikart;Phillip R England;Daniel G Bradley

  • A medium density genetic linkage map of the bovine genome

    W. Barendse;D. Vaiman;S. J. Kemp;Y. Sugimoto

  • The origin of European cattle: evidence from modern and ancient DNA.

    Albano Beja-Pereira;David Caramelli;Carles Lalueza-Fox;Cristiano Vernesi

  • Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits

    Xin Li;Ji Yang;Ji Yang;Min Shen;Xing-Long Xie

  • Effects of DGAT1 variants on milk production traits in German cattle breeds.

    G. Thaller;W. Krämer;A. Winter;B. Kaupe

  • Genetic diversity and subdivision of 57 European and Middle‐Eastern sheep breeds

    C. Peter;Michael William Bruford;T. Perez;S. Dalamitra

  • Atypical scrapie cases in Germany and France are identified by discrepant reaction patterns in BSE rapid tests.

    A Buschmann;A.-G Biacabe;U Ziegler;A Bencsik

  • Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci

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  • Quantitative trait loci mapping of functional traits in the German Holstein cattle population

    Ch. Kühn;J. Bennewitz;N. Reinsch;N. Xu

  • Evidence for multiple alleles at the DGAT1 locus better explains a quantitative trait locus with major effect on milk fat content in cattle.

    Christa Kühn;Georg Thaller;Andreas Winter;Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds

  • DGAT1 polymorphism in Bos indicus and Bos taurus cattle breeds.

    Bernhard Kaupe;Andreas Winter;Ruedi Fries;Georg Erhardt

  • Temperament traits of beef calves measured under field conditions and their relationships to performance.

    S. Hoppe;H. R. Brandt;S. König;G. Erhardt

  • Transmitochondrial differences and varying levels of heteroplasmy in nuclear transfer cloned cattle

    Stefan Hiendleder;Sheila M. Schmutz;Georg Erhardt;Ronnie D. Green

  • Mapping of QTL for Body Conformation and Behavior in Cattle

    Stefan Hiendleder;H. Thomsen;N. Reinsch;J. Bennewitz

  • Epidemiological and genetical differences between classical and atypical scrapie cases.

    Gesine Lühken;Anne Buschmann;Horst Brandt;Martin Eiden

  • The DGAT1 K232A Mutation Is Not Solely Responsible for the Milk Production Quantitative Trait Locus on the Bovine Chromosome 14

    J. Bennewitz;N. Reinsch;S. Paul;C. Looft

  • Estimating genetic variability in temperamental traits in German Angus and Simmental cattle

    M Gauly;H Mathiak;K Hoffmann;M Kraus

  • Joint analysis of the influence of CYP11B1 and DGAT1 genetic variation on milk production, somatic cell score, conformation, reproduction, and productive lifespan in German Holstein cattle.

    Kaupe B;Brandt H;Prinzenberg Em;Erhardt G

  • Coccidial infections in housed lambs: oocyst excretion, antibody levels and genetic influences on the infection.

    Karl Jörg Reeg;Matthias Gauly;Christian Bauer;Christina Mertens

  • Classic scrapie in sheep with the ARR/ARR prion genotype in Germany and France.

    Martin H. Groschup;Caroline Lacroux;Anne Buschmann;Gesine Lühken

  • Combined analysis of data from two granddaughter designs: A simple strategy for QTL confirmation and increasing experimental power in dairy cattle

    Jörn Bennewitz;Norbert Reinsch;Cécile Grohs;Hubert Levéziel

  • Prion protein allele A136H154Q171 is associated with high susceptibility to scrapie in purebred and crossbred German Merinoland sheep

    G. Lühken;A. Buschmann;M. H. Groschup;G. Erhardt

  • Genetic diversity, introgression and relationships among West/Central African cattle breeds.

    Eveline Mengwi Ibeagha-Awemu;Oliver Carl Jann;Christina Weimann;Georg Erhardt

  • Estimating genetic differences in natural resistance in Rhon and Merinoland sheep following experimental Haemonchus contortus infection

    M. Gauly;M. Kraus;L. Vervelde;M.A.W. van Leeuwen

  • Influence of Ascaridia galli infections and anthelmintic treatments on the behaviour and social ranks of laying hens (Gallus gallus domesticus).

    M. Gauly;C. Duss;G. Erhardt

  • High polymorphism in the kappa-casein (CSN3) gene from wild and domestic caprine species revealed by DNA sequencing.

    Oliver C Jann;Eva-Maria Prinzenberg;Gordon Luikart;Anna Caroli

  • Geographic distribution of haplotype diversity at the bovine casein locus.

    Oliver C Jann;Eveline M Ibeagha-Awemu;Ceyhan Özbeyaz;Pilar Zaragoza

  • Endoparasites in calves of beef cattle herds: management systems dependent and genetic influences.

    Michael Jäger;Matthias Gauly;Christian Bauer;Klaus Failing

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Gauly
Matthias Gauly University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Jörn Bennewitz
Jörn Bennewitz University of Hohenheim
Ernst Kalm
Ernst Kalm Kiel University
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham
Martin H. Groschup
Martin H. Groschup Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Johannes A. Lenstra
Johannes A. Lenstra Utrecht University
Christian Bauer
Christian Bauer University of Giessen
Michael William Bruford
Michael William Bruford Cardiff University
Juha Kantanen
Juha Kantanen Natural Resources Institute Finland
John L. Williams
John L. Williams University of Adelaide

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