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Walter Baumgartner is affiliated with the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable number of 103 publications. Within this field, they have contributed extensively to several subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Small Animals, Genetics, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work mainly focuses on topics related to livestock, covering areas such as Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Animal health and immunology, and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Walter Baumgartner has published research papers in a wide range of journals, frequently contributing to:

  • Animals (17 publications)
  • Agriculture (13 publications)
  • Preprints.org (6 publications)
  • Sensors (4 publications)
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (3 publications)

Some recent papers include:

  • Milk Lactose as a Biomarker of Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows, 2021, Animals
  • Starch-Rich Diet Induced Rumen Acidosis and Hindgut Dysbiosis in Dairy Cows of Different Lactations, 2020, Animals
  • Inline Milk Lactose Concentration as Biomarker of the Health Status and Reproductive Success in Dairy Cows, 2021, Agriculture
  • Relationship between Temperament and Stage of Lactation, Productivity and Milk Composition of Dairy Cows, 2021, Animals
  • Identification of Changes in Rumination Behavior Registered with an Online Sensor System in Cows with Subclinical Mastitis, 2022, Veterinary Sciences

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Ramūnas Antanaitis
  • Vida Juozaitienė
  • Dovilė Malašauskienė
  • Mindaugas Televičius
  • Mingaudas Urbutis

Walter Baumgartner has also contributed to book publications, with a notable work titled Israelitische und Altorientalische Weisheit expected to be published by Mohr Siebeck eBooks in 2025.

Best Publications

  • A systematic worldwide review of the direct monetary losses in cattle due to bovine viral diarrhoea virus infection.

    Veronika Richter;Karin Lebl;Walter Baumgartner;Walter Obritzhauser

  • Salient lesions in domestic ruminants infected with the emerging so-called Schmallenberg virus in Germany.

    V. Herder;P. Wohlsein;M. Peters;F. Hansmann

  • Transport stress in cattle as reflected by an increase in faecal cortisol metabolite concentrations.

    R. Palme;C. Robia;W. Baumgartner;E. Möstl

  • A meta-analysis of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) prevalences in the global cattle population.

    Bettina Scharnböck;Franz Ferdinand Roch;Veronika Richter;Carsten Funke;Carsten Funke

  • Non-suppurative Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Origin in Cats and Dogs: an Immunohistochemical Study

    S. Schwab;C. Herden;F. Seeliger;N. Papaioannou

  • Limited remyelination in Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis due to insufficient oligodendroglial differentiation of nerve/glial antigen 2 (NG2)‐positive putative oligodendroglial progenitor cells

    R. Ulrich;F. Seeliger;M. Kreutzer;P.-G. Germann

  • Clinical and ultrasonographic differences between cattle and buffaloes with various sequelae of traumatic reticuloperitonitis

    M. Floeck;S. El Maghawry;W. Baumgartner

  • Ultrasonographic measurement of the bovine teat: breed differences, and the significance of the measurements for udder health.

    Daniela Klein;Martina Flöck;Johannes Lorenz Khol;Sonja Franz

  • Veterinary dairy herd health management in Europe: constraints and perspectives.

    J Cannas da Silva;J P T M Noordhuizen;M Vagneur;R Bexiga

  • Milk Lactose as a Biomarker of Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows.

    Ramūnas Antanaitis;Vida Juozaitienė;Vesta Jonike;Walter Baumgartner

  • Clinical and histopathological aspects of naturally occurring mastitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes in cattle and ewes.

    P Winter;F Schilcher;Z Bagò;D Schoder

  • Influence of age, season, and pregnancy upon blood parameters in Austrian Karakul sheep

    W. Baumgartner;A. Pernthaner

  • Ultrasonography of the teat canal in cows and sheep.

    S Franz;M Hofmann-Parisot;W Baumgartner;G Windischbauer

  • Pestivirus infection in sheep and goats in West Austria.

    R. Krametter-Froetscher;M. Duenser;B. Preyler;A. Theiner

  • The role of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of spontaneous canine CNS diseases.

    I. Spitzbarth;W. Baumgärtner;A. Beineke

  • Detection of Bovine Torovirus in Neonatal Calf Diarrhoea in Lower Austria and Styria (Austria)

    B. Haschek;D. Klein;V. Benetka;C. Herrera

  • A case of sporadic ovine mastitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes and its effect on contamination of raw milk and raw-milk cheeses produced in the on-farm dairy.

    Dagmar Schoder;Petra Winter;Abdoulla Kareem;Walter Baumgartner

  • Signals for identifying cows at risk of subacute ruminal acidosis in dairy veterinary practice.

    E. Humer;J. R. Aschenbach;V. Neubauer;I. Kröger

  • Mapping the global prevalence of bovine viral diarrhoea virus infection and its associated mitigation programmes

    Veronika Richter;Elisabeth Kattwinkel;Clair L Firth;Tatiana Marschik

  • Influence of communal alpine pasturing on the spread of pestiviruses among sheep and goats in Austria: first identification of border disease virus in Austria.

    R. Krametter-Froetscher;H. Kohler;V. Benetka;K. Moestl

  • Starch-Rich Diet Induced Rumen Acidosis and Hindgut Dysbiosis in Dairy Cows of Different Lactations.

    Viktoria Neubauer;Renee M. Petri;Elke Humer;Iris Kröger

  • Bovine Eimeria species in Austria.

    H. Koutny;A. Joachim;A. Tichy;W. Baumgartner

  • PrP Genotyping of Austrian Sheep Breeds

    W. Sipos;M. Kraus;F. Schmoll;R. Achmann

  • Clinical and ultrasonographic findings in the mammary gland of sheep.

    S Franz;M Hofmann-Parisot;S Gütler;W Baumgartner

  • Determination of selected acute phase proteins during the treatment of limb diseases in dairy cows

    P. Jawor;S. Steiner;T. Stefaniak;W. Baumgartner

  • Pestivirus exposure in free-living and captive deer in Austria.

    Reinhild Krametter;Søren Saxmose Nielsen;Angelika Loitsch;Wolfgang Froetscher

  • Consecutive excretion of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in semen of a breeding bull compared to the distribution in feces, tissue and blood by IS900 and F57 quantitative real-time PCR and culture examinations.

    Johannes L. Khol;Petr Kralik;Iva Slana;Vladimir Beran

  • Prevalence of Antibodies to Pestiviruses in Goats in Austria

    R. Krametter-Froetscher;A. Loitsch;H. Kohler;A. Schleiner

  • Evaluation of rapid assays for the detection of bovine coronavirus, rotavirus A and Cryptosporidium parvum in faecal samples of calves.

    Daniela Klein;Angela Kern;Gudrun Lapan;Viviane Benetka

Frequent Co-Authors

Ursula Siebert
Ursula Siebert University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Rainer G. Ulrich
Rainer G. Ulrich Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Martin Wagner
Martin Wagner University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Christine Aurich
Christine Aurich University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Heidrun Potschka
Heidrun Potschka Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Massimo Palmarini
Massimo Palmarini University of Glasgow
Jochen Huehn
Jochen Huehn Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Tosso Leeb
Tosso Leeb University of Bern
Jörg Aurich
Jörg Aurich University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Christina Strube
Christina Strube University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation

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