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Rainer Mosenthin

Rainer Mosenthin

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
50
Citations
8848
World Ranking
616
National Ranking
18

Overview

Rainer Mosenthin is affiliated with the University of Hohenheim in Germany and specializes in research within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their work notably spans several subfields including Nutrition and Dietetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Surgery, Physiology, and Plant Science.

The scientist has contributed to multiple areas related to animal biology and nutrition, focusing particularly on topics such as Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Biochemical Effects in Animals, Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition, Spaceflight Effects on Biology, Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, and Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications.

Key publications authored or co-authored by Mosenthin include:

  • Improved Satellite Cell Proliferation Induced by L-Carnosine Benefits Muscle Growth of Pigs in Part through Activation of the Akt/mTOR/S6K Signaling Pathway (2022), published in Agriculture
  • Vitamin K alleviates bone calcium loss caused by Salmonella Enteritidis through carboxylation of osteocalcin (2021), published in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
  • Dietary arabinogalactan modulates immunity and improves gut barrier in broilers via regulating metabolome and gut microbiome (2025), published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Improved simple T-cannula technique to facilitate surgery and daily skin care of growing pigs (2020), published in Journal of Animal Science
  • Evaluation of analytical and statistical approaches for predicting in vitro nitrogen solubility and in vivo pre-caecal crude protein digestibility of cereal grains in growing pigs (2020), published in Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mosenthin are:

  • Yaojun Liu
  • Lihong Zhao
  • Qiugang Ma
  • Pia Rosenfelder-Kuon
  • M. Eklund

Mosenthin's research has been published across various journals and venues, including:

  • Agriculture
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
  • Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
  • Animal Bioscience

Best Publications

  • Potential nutritional and physiological functions of betaine in livestock

    M. Eklund;E. Bauer;J. Wamatu;R. Mosenthin

  • Use of pigs as a potential model for research into dietary modulation of the human gut microbiota.

    Sonja N. Heinritz;Rainer Mosenthin;Eva Weiss

  • The use of grain legumes as a protein source in pig nutrition: a review.

    D. Jezierny;R. Mosenthin;E. Bauer

  • Impact of dietary protein on microbiota composition and activity in the gastrointestinal tract of piglets in relation to gut health: a review.

    V. T. S. Rist;E. Weiss;M. Eklund;R. Mosenthin

  • Influence of the gastrointestinal microbiota on development of the immune system in young animals.

    Eva Bauer;Barbara A Williams;Hauke Smidt;Martin W A Verstegen

  • Variation in chemical composition and physical characteristics of cereal grains from different genotypes

    Markus Rodehutscord;Christine Rückert;Hans Peter Maurer;Hans Schenkel

  • The Effect of Feeding Different Protein-Free Diets on the Recovery and Amino Acid Composition of Endogenous Protein Collected from the Distal Ileum and Feces in Pigs

    C.F.M. de Lange;W. C. Sauer;R. Mosenthin;W. B. Souffrant

  • Distribution of phytase activity, total phosphorus and phytate phosphorus in legume seeds, cereals and cereal by-products as influenced by harvest year and cultivar

    T. Steiner;R. Mosenthin;B. Zimmermann;R. Greiner

  • Dietary Pectin's Effect on Ileal and Fecal Amino Acid Digestibility and Exocrine Pancreatic Secretions in Growing Pigs

    Rainer Mosenthin;Willem C. Sauer;Frank Ahrens

  • Microbial activities of faeces from unweaned and adult pigs, in relation to selected fermentable carbohydrates

    E. Bauer;B. A. Williams;C. Voigt;R. Mosenthin

  • Intestinal Microbiota and Microbial Metabolites Are Changed in a Pig Model Fed a High-Fat/Low-Fiber or a Low-Fat/High-Fiber Diet.

    Sonja N. Heinritz;Eva Weiss;Meike Eklund;Tobias Aumiller

  • Nonstarch Polysaccharides Modulate Bacterial Microbiota, Pathways for Butyrate Production, and Abundance of Pathogenic Escherichia coli in the Pig Gastrointestinal Tract†

    Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli;Seema Hooda;Robert Pieper;Ruurd T. Zijlstra

  • The effect of source of fiber on ileal and fecal amino acid digestibility and bacterial nitrogen excretion in growing pigs.

    W.C. Sauer;R. Mosenthin;F. Ahrens;L.A. den Hartog

  • Metabolic, Osmoregulatory and Nutritional Functions of Betaine in Monogastric Animals

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  • The role of dietary nucleotides in single-stomached animals.

    Nadja Sauer;Rainer Mosenthin;Eva Bauer

  • Definition of apparent, true, and standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids in pigs☆

    H.H. Stein;M.F. Fuller;P.J. Moughan;B. Sève

  • Dietary calcium phosphate content and oat β‐glucan influence gastrointestinal microbiota, butyrate‐producing bacteria and butyrate fermentation in weaned pigs

    Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli;Ruurd T. Zijlstra;Ruurd T. Zijlstra;Rainer Mosenthin;Rainer Mosenthin;Michael G. Gänzle

  • Influence of dietary components on development of the microbiota in single-stomached species.

    Eva Bauer;Barbara A Williams;Hauke Smidt;Rainer Mosenthin

  • Effect of supplementation of xylanase and phospholipase to a wheat-based diet for weanling pigs on nutrient digestibility and concentrations of microbial metabolites in ileal digesta and feces.

    G. Diebold;R. Mosenthin;H.-P. Piepho;W. C. Sauer

  • Effect of fumaric acid and dietary buffering capacity on ileal and fecal amino acid digestibilities in early-weaned pigs.

    R Blank;R Mosenthin;W C Sauer;S Huang

  • Nutritive value of wheat and wheat by-products in pig nutrition: A review

    P. Rosenfelder;M. Eklund;R. Mosenthin

  • Impact of osmoregulatory and methyl donor functions of betaine on intestinal health and performance in poultry.

    B.U. Metzler-Zebeli;M. Eklund;R. Mosenthin

  • Effect of dietary protein supply originating from soybean meal or casein on the intestinal microbiota of piglets.

    Vanessa T.S. Rist;Eva Weiss;Nadja Sauer;Rainer Mosenthin

  • Methods for measuring ileal amino acid digestibility in pigs.

    W. C. Sauer;M. Z. Fan;R. Mosenthin;W. Drochner

  • Meta-Analysis of the Relative Efficiency of Methionine-Hydroxy-Analogue-Free-Acid Compared with dl-Methionine in Broilers Using Nonlinear Mixed Models

    N. Sauer;K. Emrich;H.-P. Piepho;A. Lemme

  • Impact of a High-Fat or High-Fiber Diet on Intestinal Microbiota and Metabolic Markers in a Pig Model

    Sonja N. Heinritz;Eva Weiss;Meike Eklund;Tobias Aumiller

Frequent Co-Authors

Willem C. Sauer
Willem C. Sauer University of Alberta
Hans-Peter Piepho
Hans-Peter Piepho University of Hohenheim
Markus Rodehutscord
Markus Rodehutscord University of Hohenheim
John K Htoo
John K Htoo Evonik (Germany)
Martin W. A. Verstegen
Martin W. A. Verstegen Wageningen University & Research
Jana Seifert
Jana Seifert University of Hohenheim
Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli
Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
J. Huisman
J. Huisman University of Alberta
Wilfried Vahjen
Wilfried Vahjen Freie Universität Berlin
K. E. Bach Knudsen
K. E. Bach Knudsen Aarhus University

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