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Ulrich Meyer is affiliated with the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Germany. Their research spans several fields of study with a focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work extends into a diverse range of subfields, including Agronomy and Crop Science, Oceanography, Molecular Biology, Aerospace Engineering, and Genetics. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach integrating environmental, biological, and technical sciences.

Meyer has contributed extensively to topics such as Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, GNSS positioning and interference, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Frequent collaboration with other researchers is a characteristic of Meyer's work. Notable coauthors include Sven Dänicke, Adrian Jäggi, Dirk von Soosten, Jana Frahm, and Susanne Kersten.

Meyer's publications have appeared in several venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Animals
  • Archives of Animal Nutrition
  • Dairy
  • Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)
  • Earth system science data

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Seaweed and Seaweed Bioactives for Mitigation of Enteric Methane: Challenges and Opportunities", 2020, Animals
  • "GOCO06s - a satellite-only global gravity field model", 2021, Earth system science data
  • "DESMEX: A novel system development for semi-airborne electromagnetic exploration", 2020, Geophysics
  • "Description of the multi-approach gravity field models from Swarm GPS data", 2020, Earth system science data
  • "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

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Seaweed and Seaweed Bioactives for Mitigation of Enteric Methane: Challenges and Opportunities.

    D. Wade Abbott;Inga Marie Aasen;Karen A. Beauchemin;Fredri Grondahl

  • Investigations on the water intake of lactating dairy cows

    Ulrich Meyer;Matthias Everinghoff;Dieter Gädeken;Gerhard Flachowsky

  • Influencing factors on iodine content of cow milk

    Gerhard Flachowsky;Katrin Franke;Ulrich Meyer;Matthias Leiterer

  • Assessment of Reference Values for Copper and Zinc in Blood Serum of First and Second Lactating Dairy Cows

    Markus Spolders;Martin Höltershinken;Ulrich Meyer;Jürgen Rehage

  • 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

  • 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

  • Interrelations between the rumen microbiota and production, behavioral, rumen fermentation, metabolic, and immunological attributes of dairy cows.

    M. Schären;J. Frahm;S. Kersten;U. Meyer

  • 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

  • Hormone-sensitive lipase protein expression and extent of phosphorylation in subcutaneous and retroperitoneal adipose tissues in the periparturient dairy cow

    L.F. Locher;N. Meyer;E.-M. Weber;J. Rehage

  • Effects of prepartal body condition score and peripartal energy supply of dairy cows on postpartal lipolysis, energy balance and ketogenesis: an animal model to investigate subclinical ketosis.

    Kirsten Schulz;Jana Frahm;Ulrich Meyer;Susanne Kersten

  • Land Use for Edible Protein of Animal Origin—A Review

    Gerhard Flachowsky;Ulrich Meyer;Karl-Heinz Südekum

  • Residues of zearalenone (ZEN), deoxynivalenol (DON) and their metabolites in plasma of dairy cows fed Fusarium contaminated maize and their relationships to performance parameters

    Janine Winkler;Susanne Kersten;Ulrich Meyer;Ulrich Engelhardt

  • Effect of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on body composition, body fat mobilization, protein accretion, and energy utilization in early lactation dairy cows.

    D. von Soosten;U. Meyer;M. Piechotta;G. Flachowsky

  • Effects of two levels of phosphorus intake on performance and faecal phosphorus excretion of dairy cows

    R. Brintrup;T. Mooren;U. Meyer;H. Spiekers

  • Effects of long-term supplementation of dairy cow diets with rumen-protected conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) on performance, metabolic parameters and fatty acid profile in milk fat

    Julia Pappritz;Ulrich Meyer;Ronny Kramer;Eva-Maria Weber

  • Antioxidant properties and cytotoxic effects on human cancer cell lines of aqueous fermented and lipophilic quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) preparations

    Severina Pacifico;Marialuisa Gallicchio;Antonio Fiorentino;Anna Fischer

  • Influence of various iodine supplementation levels and two different iodine species on the iodine content of the milk of cows fed rapeseed meal or distillers dried grains with solubles as the protein source

    Katrin Franke;Ulrich Meyer;Hubertus Wagner;Gerhard Flachowsky

  • Impact of diet composition and temperature-humidity index on water and dry matter intake of high-yielding dairy cows.

    S. Ammer;C. Lambertz;D. von Soosten;K. Zimmer

  • Alterations in the Rumen Liquid-, Particle- and Epithelium-Associated Microbiota of Dairy Cows during the Transition from a Silage- and Concentrate-Based Ration to Pasture in Spring.

    Melanie Schären;Kerstin Kiri;Susanne Riede;Mark Gardener

  • Effect of dietary iodine on growth and iodine status of growing fattening bulls

    Ulrich Meyer;Kristin Weigel;Friedrich Schöne;Matthias Leiterer

  • No carry over of unmetabolised deoxynivalenol in milk of dairy cows fed high concentrate proportions.

    Christina Keese;Ulrich Meyer;Hana Valenta;Margit Schollenberger

  • Animal feeding studies for nutritional and safety assessments of feeds from genetically modified plants: a review

    Gerhard Flachowsky;Helmut Schafft;Ulrich Meyer

  • Investigations on the water intake of growing bulls

    Ulrich Meyer;Wiebke Stahl;Gerhard Flachowsky

  • Effect of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on performance and blood profile in early and mid-lactation Holstein cows.

    Anja Peters;Ulrich Meyer;Sven Dänicke

  • Effects of Fusarium toxin contaminated wheat and of a detoxifying agent on performance of growing bulls, on nutrient digestibility in wethers and on the carry over of zearalenone

    Sven Dänicke;Dieter Gädeken;Karl-Heinz Ueberschär;Ulrich Meyer

  • Excretion pathways and ruminal disappearance of glyphosate and its degradation product aminomethylphosphonic acid in dairy cows

    D. von Soosten;U. Meyer;L. Hüther;S. Dänicke

  • Principles of Cattle Production

    Ulrich Meyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Sven Dänicke
Sven Dänicke Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Gerhard Jahreis
Gerhard Jahreis Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jürgen Hummel
Jürgen Hummel University of Göttingen
Heiner Niemann
Heiner Niemann Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Ulrike Lindequist
Ulrike Lindequist University of Greifswald
Karl-Heinz Südekum
Karl-Heinz Südekum University of Bonn
Heinz Flessa
Heinz Flessa University of Göttingen
Martin Beer
Martin Beer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra Wageningen University & Research

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