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Animal Science and Veterinary
Germany
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
65
Citations
14339
World Ranking
237
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Sven Dänicke is affiliated with the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, and Small Animals.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties

Key recent publications authored by Sven Dänicke cover multiple aspects of animal nutrition and health as well as microbiome research. Notable papers include:

  • Host metabolome and faecal microbiome shows potential interactions impacted by age and weaning times in calves, 2023, Animal Microbiome
  • Evolution of rumen and oral microbiota in calves is influenced by age and time of weaning, 2021, Animal Microbiome
  • Effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol and varying concentrate feed proportions in the ration on methane emission, rumen fermentation and performance of periparturient dairy cows, 2021, Archives of Animal Nutrition
  • Swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome is influenced by husbandry and quality of sow in suckling piglets, weaners and fattening pigs, 2020, Porcine Health Management
  • Effects of a Dietary L-Carnitine Supplementation on Performance, Energy Metabolism and Recovery from Calving in Dairy Cows, 2020, Animals

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sven Dänicke include:

  • Jana Frahm
  • Susanne Kersten
  • Ulrich Meyer
  • Jeannette Kluess
  • Dirk von Soosten

The primary venues where Sven Dänicke has published demonstrate consistent contributions to the fields of animal nutrition and biology. These venues are:

  • Animals
  • Archives of Animal Nutrition
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Dairy
  • Mycotoxin Research

Best Publications

  • The Fusarium toxins deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZON) in animal feeding.

    Susanne Döll;Sven Dänicke

  • Bioavailability of the Fusarium toxin deoxynivalenol (DON) from naturally contaminated wheat for the pig.

    Tanja Goyarts;Sven Dänicke

  • In vivo and in vitro effects of the mycotoxins zearalenone and deoxynivalenol on different non-reproductive and reproductive organs in female pigs: a review.

    Ute Tiemann;Sven Danicke

  • Future consequences and challenges for dairy cow production systems arising from climate change in Central Europe - a review.

    M. Gauly;H. Bollwein;G. Breves;K. Brügemann

  • Risks for animal health related to the presence of zearalenone and its modified forms in feed

    Helle-Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård

  • Effects of graded levels of Fusarium toxin contaminated maize in diets for female weaned piglets

    Susanne Döll;Sven Dänicke;Karl-Heinz Ueberschär;Hana Valenta

  • On the toxicokinetics and the metabolism of deoxynivalenol (don) in the pig

    Sven Dänicke;Hana Valenta;Susanne Döll

  • Effects of dietary fat type and xylanase supplementation to rye-based broiler diets on selected bacterial groups adhering to the intestinal epithelium. on transit time of feed, and on nutrient digestibility.

    Sven Dänicke;Wilfried Vahjen;Ortwin Simon;Heinz Jeroch

  • Effect of addition of a detoxifying agent to laying hen diets containing uncontaminated or Fusarium toxin-contaminated maize on performance of hens and on carryover of zearalenone

    Sven Dänicke;Karl-Heinz Ueberschär;Ingrid Halle;Siegfried Matthes

  • Differential effects of monensin and a blend of essential oils on rumen microbiota composition of transition dairy cows

    Melanie Schären;Caroline Drong;K. Kiri;S. Riede

  • Kinetics and metabolism of the Fusarium toxin deoxynivalenol in farm animals: Consequences for diagnosis of exposure and intoxication and carry over

    Sven Dänicke;Ulrike Brezina

  • Progression of mycotoxin and nutrient concentrations in wheat after inoculation with Fusarium culmorum.

    K Matthäus;S Dänicke;W Vahjen;O Simon

  • Effects of graded levels of Fusarium toxin contaminated wheat in diets for fattening pigs on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, deoxynivalenol balance and clinical serum characteristics

    Sven Dänicke;Hana Valenta;Franc Klobasa;Susanne Döll

  • Occurrence of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone in commercial fish feed: an initial study.

    Constanze Pietsch;Susanne Kersten;Patricia Burkhardt-Holm;Hana Valenta

  • Invited review: Diagnosis of zearalenone (ZEN) exposure of farm animals and transfer of its residues into edible tissues (carry over).

    Sven Dänicke;Janine Winkler

  • Influence of Fusarium-toxin contaminated feed on initial quality and meiotic competence of gilt oocytes.

    Hannelore Alm;Klaus-Peter Brüssow;Helmut Torner;Jens Vanselow

  • Effects of the Fusarium toxin deoxynivalenol on tissue protein synthesis in pigs.

    Sven Dänicke;Tanja Goyarts;Susanne Döll;Nicola Grove

  • Effects of graded levels of Fusarium toxin-contaminated wheat and of a detoxifying agent in broiler diets on performance, nutrient digestibility and blood chemical parameters.

    S. DÄnicke;S. Matthes;I. Halle;K.-H. UeberschÄr

  • Effects of Fusarium toxin-contaminated wheat grain on nutrient turnover, microbial protein synthesis and metabolism of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone in the rumen of dairy cows.

    Sven Dänicke;Karen Matthäus;Peter Lebzien;Hana Valenta

  • Impact of mild heat stress on dry matter intake, milk yield and milk composition in mid-lactation Holstein dairy cows in a temperate climate

    Tobias Gorniak;Ulrich Meyer;Karl-Heinz Südekum;Sven Dänicke

  • Carry-over of Fusarium toxins (deoxynivalenol and zearalenone) from naturally contaminated wheat to pigs.

    Tanja Goyarts;Sven Dänicke;Hana Valenta;Karl-Heinz Ueberschär

  • Analysis of deoxynivalenol and de-epoxy-deoxynivalenol in animal tissues by liquid chromatography after clean-up with an immunoaffinity column

    Hana Valenta;Sven Dänicke;Susanne Döll

  • Effect of trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid on performance, adipose depot weights, and liver weight in early-lactation dairy cows

    D. von Soosten;U. Meyer;E.M. Weber;J. Rehage

  • In vitro studies on the evaluation of mycotoxin detoxifying agents for their efficacy on deoxynivalenol and zearalenone.

    Susanne Döll;Sven Dänicke;Hana Valenta;Gerhard Flachowsky

  • On the effects of graded levels of Fusarium toxin contaminated wheat in diets for gilts on feed intake, growth performance and metabolism of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone

    Sven Dänicke;Klaus-Peter Brüssow;Hana Valenta;Karl-Heinz Ueberschär

  • Scientific opinion: Risks for animal health related to the presence of zearalenone and its modified forms in feed

    Helle-Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård;Margherita Bignami

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Meyer
Ulrich Meyer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Hans-Ulrich Humpf
Hans-Ulrich Humpf University of Münster
Gerhard Jahreis
Gerhard Jahreis Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Steffen Weigend
Steffen Weigend Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Jürgen Hummel
Jürgen Hummel University of Göttingen
Markus Rodehutscord
Markus Rodehutscord University of Hohenheim
Heiner Niemann
Heiner Niemann Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Franz Berthiller
Franz Berthiller BOKU University
Karl-Heinz Südekum
Karl-Heinz Südekum University of Bonn
Ortwin Simon
Ortwin Simon Freie Universität Berlin

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