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Rupert M. Bruckmaier

Rupert M. Bruckmaier

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Switzerland
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
73
Citations
17453
World Ranking
134
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2017 - H. Allen Tucker Lactation and Endocrinology Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2017 - ASAS President's Award for International Achievements in Animal Science, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Rupert M. Bruckmaier is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their publications have a strong focus on several key topics within livestock science. These include Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Animal Health and Immunology, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, and Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock.

Rupert M. Bruckmaier has published frequently in several academic journals. The primary venues include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • animal
  • Journal of Dairy Research
  • Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Significant recent papers illustrate the range of Bruckmaier's research:

  • "Invited review: The role of the blood-milk barrier and its manipulation for the efficacy of the mammary immune response and milk production," 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Short communication: Comparative estimation of colostrum quality by Brix refractometry in bovine, caprine, and ovine colostrum," 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Comparing gradual debonding strategies after prolonged cow-calf contact: Stress responses, performance, and health of dairy cow and calf," 2022, Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • "Identification of biopsychological trait markers in functional neurological disorders," 2022, Brain
  • "Colostrum composition and immunoglobulin G content in dairy and dual-purpose cattle breeds," 2020, Journal of Animal Science

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Bruckmaier include J.J. Gross, O. Wellnitz, E.C. Kessler, Christina Umstätter, and B. Kemp.

Over the course of their career, Bruckmaier has been recognized with awards such as the H. Allen Tucker Lactation and Endocrinology Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 2017 and the ASAS President's Award for International Achievements in Animal Science in the same year.

Best Publications

  • Oxytocin Release and Milk Removal in Ruminants

    R.M. Bruckmaier;J.W. Blum

  • Performance and metabolic profile of dairy cows during a lactational and deliberately induced negative energy balance with subsequent realimentation

    J. Gross;H.A. van Dorland;R.M. Bruckmaier;F.J. Schwarz

  • Haptoglobin Concentrations in Blood and Milk After Endotoxin Challenge and Quantification of Mammary Hp mRNA Expression

    S. Hiss;M. Mielenz;R.M. Bruckmaier;H. Sauerwein

  • 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

  • Fractionized milk composition during removal of colostrum and mature milk.

    C.E. Ontsouka;R.M. Bruckmaier;J.W. Blum

  • Short-term changes of mRNA expression of various inflammatory factors and milk proteins in mammary tissue during LPS-induced mastitis.

    S Schmitz;M W Pfaffl;H H D Meyer;Rupert Bruckmaier

  • The innate immune response of the bovine mammary gland to bacterial infection

    Olga Wellnitz;Rupert M. Bruckmaier

  • Role of endotoxin and TNF-α in the pathogenesis of experimentally induced coliform mastitis in periparturient cows

    Dagmar Hoeben;Christian Burvenich;Erminio Trevisi;Giuseppe Bertoni

  • Variation in hepatic regulation of metabolism during the dry period and in early lactation in dairy cows.

    H.A. van Dorland;S. Richter;I. Morel;M.G. Doherr

  • Tumor necrosis factor-α and nitrite/nitrate responses during acute mastitis induced by Escherichia coli infection and endotoxin in dairy cows

    JW Blum;Hilde Dosogne;Dagmar Hoeben;Frédéric Vangroenweghe

  • Milk fatty acid profile related to energy balance in dairy cows

    Josef Gross;Hendrika A van Dorland;Rupert M Bruckmaier;Frieder J Schwarz

  • Individual variability in physiological adaptation to metabolic stress during early lactation in dairy cows kept under equal conditions

    S. Kessel;M. Stroehl;H. H. D. Meyer;S. Hiss

  • Delaying Colostrum Intake by One Day Has Important Effects on Metabolic Traits and on Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Hormones in Neonatal Calves

    Ulrich Hadorn;Harald Hammon;Rupert M. Bruckmaier;Juerg W. Blum

  • Cholesterol metabolism, transport, and hepatic regulation in dairy cows during transition and early lactation

    Evelyne Kessler;Josef Johann Gross;Rupert Bruckmaier;Christiane Albrecht

  • Milk ejection in dairy cows at different degrees of udder filling

    Rupert M. Bruckmaier;Monika Hilger

  • Teat Anatomy and its Relationship with Quarter and Udder Milk Flow Characteristics in Dairy Cows

    D. Weiss;M. Weinfurtner;R.M. Bruckmaier

  • Simultaneous recording of oxytocin release, milk ejection and milk flow during milking of dairy cows with and without prestimulation.

    Rupert M. Bruckmaier;Jürg W. Blum

  • Stress responses during milking; comparing conventional and automatic milking in primiparous dairy cows.

    H. Hopster;R.M. Bruckmaier;J.T.N. Van der Werf;S.M. Korte

  • Milk removal in familiar and unfamiliar surroundings: concentrations of oxytocin, prolactin, cortisol and β –endorphin

    Rupert M. Bruckmaier;Dieter Schams;Jürg W. Blum

  • Fractionized milk composition in dairy cows with subclinical mastitis

    R.M. Bruckmaier;C.E. Ontsouka;J.W. Blum

  • Individual differences in behavioral and physiological responsiveness of primiparous dairy cows to machine milking.

    C.G. Van Reenen;J.T.N. Van der Werf;R.M. Bruckmaier;H. Hopster

  • B-mode ultrasonography of mammary glands of cows, goats and sheep during α- and β-adrenergic agonist and oxytocin administration

    Rupert M. Bruckmaier;Jürg W. Blum

  • A field study on characteristics and diversity of gene expression in the liver of dairy cows during the transition period.

    M. Graber;S. Kohler;T. Kaufmann;M.G. Doherr

  • Gene expression of immunologically important factors in blood cells, milk cells, and mammary tissue of cows.

    M.W. Pfaffl;S.L. Wittmann;H.H.D. Meyer;R.M. Bruckmaier

Frequent Co-Authors

Bas Kemp
Bas Kemp Wageningen University & Research
J.W. Blum
J.W. Blum University of Bern
A.T.M. van Knegsel
A.T.M. van Knegsel Wageningen University & Research
Marion Boutinaud
Marion Boutinaud INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Ellen Kanitz
Ellen Kanitz Leibniz Association
Michael W. Pfaffl
Michael W. Pfaffl Technical University of Munich
H.M. Hammon
H.M. Hammon Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology
Chad Daniel Dechow
Chad Daniel Dechow Pennsylvania State University

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