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Wolfgang Heuwieser

Wolfgang Heuwieser

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
58
Citations
11957
World Ranking
380
National Ranking
9

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
  • 2016 - Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards, American Dairy Science Association

Overview

Wolfgang Heuwieser is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a focus on several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Small Animals, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal health and immunology, Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows, and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology.

Heuwieser has an extensive publication record with numerous papers published in key venues such as the Journal of Dairy Science, JDS Communications, Animals, Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, and PLoS ONE.

  • Factors associated with estrous expression and subsequent fertility in lactating dairy cows using automated activity monitoring (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • The value of the biomarkers cathelicidin, milk amyloid A, and haptoglobin to diagnose and classify clinical and subclinical mastitis (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Association between serum calcium dynamics around parturition and common postpartum diseases in dairy cows (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Association of estrous expression detected by an automated activity monitoring system within 40 days in milk and reproductive performance of lactating Holstein cows (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Management-related factors in dry cows and their associations with colostrum quantity and quality on a large commercial dairy farm (2021, Journal of Dairy Science)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Heuwieser include S. Borchardt, J.-L. Plenio, A.M.L. Madureira, P.L. Venjakob, and C.M. Tippenhauer, indicating a network of research partnerships particularly strong with S. Borchardt.

Heuwieser's work has been recognized through awards such as the Journal of Dairy Science Highly Cited Awards presented by the American Dairy Science Association in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of subclinical ketosis and relationships with postpartum diseases in European dairy cows.

    V.S. Suthar;J. Canelas-Raposo;A. Deniz;Wolfgang Heuwieser

  • Prevalence of mastitis pathogens and their resistance against antimicrobial agents in dairy cows in Brandenburg, Germany.

    B.-A. Tenhagen;G. Köster;J. Wallmann;W. Heuwieser

  • Technical note: Validation of a system for monitoring rumination in dairy cows.

    K. Schirmann;K. Schirmann;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;D.M. Weary;D.M. Veira

  • Evaluation of an electronic cowside test to detect subclinical ketosis in dairy cows.

    M. Iwersen;U. Falkenberg;R. Voigtsberger;D. Forderung

  • Evaluation of a Systemic Antibiotic Treatment of Toxic Puerperal Metritis in Dairy Cows

    M. Drillich;O. Beetz;A. Pfützner;M. Sabin

  • Rumination and its relationship to feeding and lying behavior in Holstein dairy cows

    K. Schirmann;N. Chapinal;D.M. Weary;W. Heuwieser

  • Impact of heat stress on conception rate of dairy cows in the moderate climate considering different temperature–humidity index thresholds, periods relative to breeding, and heat load indices

    L.K. Schüller;O. Burfeind;W. Heuwieser

  • Selected pro-inflammatory factor transcripts in bovine endometrial epithelial cells are regulated during the oestrous cycle and elevated in case of subclinical or clinical endometritis

    Claudia Fischer;Marc Drillich;Simone Odau;Wolfgang Heuwieser;Wolfgang Heuwieser

  • Short-term effects of regrouping on behavior of prepartum dairy cows

    K. Schirmann;K. Schirmann;N. Chapinal;D.M. Weary;W. Heuwieser;W. Heuwieser

  • Monitoring the body temperature of cows and calves using video recordings from an infrared thermography camera

    Gundula Hoffmann;Mariana Schmidt;Christian Ammon;Sandra Rose-Meierhöfer

  • Innate immunity and inflammation of the bovine female reproductive tract in health and disease

    I Martin Sheldon;James G Cronin;Gareth D Healey;Christoph Gabler

  • Technical note: Comparison of rectal and vaginal temperatures in lactating dairy cows.

    L.A. Vickers;O. Burfeind;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;D.M. Veira

  • Comparison of three diagnostic methods to identify subclinical endometritis in mares.

    W. Overbeck;T.S. Witte;W. Heuwieser

  • Endometrial expression of selected transcripts involved in prostaglandin synthesis in cows with endometritis

    C. Gabler;M. Drillich;C. Fischer;C. Holder

  • Effect of three programmes for the treatment of endometritis on the reproductive performance of a dairy herd.

    W Heuwieser;B A Tenhagen;M Tischer;J Lühr

  • Treatment of chronic endometritis in dairy cows with an intrauterine application of enzymes: A field trial

    Marc Drillich;Damaris Raab;Miriam Wittke;Wolfgang Heuwieser

  • Validity of prepartum changes in vaginal and rectal temperature to predict calving in dairy cows.

    O. Burfeind;V.S. Suthar;R. Voigtsberger;S. Bonk

  • A clinical approach to determine false positive findings of clinical endometritis by vaginoscopy by the use of uterine bacteriology and cytology in dairy cows

    S. Westermann;M. Drillich;T.B. Kaufmann;L.V. Madoz

  • Technical note: Evaluation of data loggers for measuring lying behavior in dairy calves

    S. Bonk;O. Burfeind;V.S. Suthar;W. Heuwieser

  • Strategies to improve the therapy of retained fetal membranes in dairy cows.

    M. Drillich;M. Mahlstedt;U. Reichert;B.A. Tenhagen

  • Comparison of timed AI after synchronized ovulation to AI at estrus: reproductive and economic considerations.

    B.-A. Tenhagen;M. Drillich;R. Surholt;W. Heuwieser

  • Prevalence of bovine subclinical endometritis 4h after insemination and its effects on first service conception rate.

    T.B. Kaufmann;M. Drillich;B.-A. Tenhagen;D. Forderung

  • Short communication: Repeatability of measures of rectal temperature in dairy cows

    O. Burfeind;O. Burfeind;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;D.M. Weary;D.M. Veira

  • Time-dependent mRNA expression of selected pro-inflammatory factors in the endometrium of primiparous cows postpartum

    Christoph Gabler;Claudia Fischer;Marc Drillich;Ralf Einspanier

  • Invited review: Systematic review of diagnostic tests for reproductive-tract infection and inflammation in dairy cows.

    M. W. de Boer;S. J. LeBlanc;J. Dubuc;S. Meier

  • Subclinical endometritis and its impact on reproductive performance in grazing dairy cattle in Argentina

    J. Plöntzke;L.V. Madoz;L.V. Madoz;R.L. De la Sota;R.L. De la Sota;M. Drillich

  • Evaluation of the Metricheck device and the gloved hand for the diagnosis of clinical endometritis in dairy cows.

    S. Pleticha;M. Drillich;W. Heuwieser

  • Technical note: Evaluation of a system for monitoring rumination in heifers and calves

    O. Burfeind;O. Burfeind;K. Schirmann;K. Schirmann;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;D.M. Veira

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Drillich
Marc Drillich University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Bernd-Alois Tenhagen
Bernd-Alois Tenhagen Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Daniel M. Weary
Daniel M. Weary University of British Columbia
M.A.G. von Keyserlingk
M.A.G. von Keyserlingk University of British Columbia
Ralf Einspanier
Ralf Einspanier Freie Universität Berlin
Ronaldo L.A. Cerri
Ronaldo L.A. Cerri University of British Columbia
Karl Schellander
Karl Schellander University of Bonn
Christine Aurich
Christine Aurich University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Ilan Halachmi
Ilan Halachmi Agricultural Research Organization
Paul M. Fricke
Paul M. Fricke University of Wisconsin–Madison

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