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1. 2021

   • 11 - Nutrient digestibility of a vegetarian diet with or without the supplementation of feather meal and either corn meal, fermented rye or rye and its effect on fecal quality in dogs

     El-Wahab, Amr Abd; Wilke, Volker; Grone, Richard; Visscher, Christian

   • 11 - Llama and alpaca aanagement in German: results of an online survey among owners on farm structure, health problems and self-reflection

     Neubert, Saskia; von Altrock, Alexandra; Wendt, Michael; Wagener, Matthias Gerhard
2. 2020

   • 10 - Validation of a new resource-efficient feeding system for fattening pigs using increased crude fiber concentrations in diets: feed intake and ammonia emissions

     Lengling, Alexandra; Reckels, Bernd; Schwennen, Cornelia; Hölscher, Richard; Waldmann, Karl-Heinz; Visscher, Christian; Büscher, Wolfgang

   • 10 - The effects of UV-A light provided in addition to standard lighting on plumage condition in laying hens

     Spindler, Birgit; Weseloh, Tammo; Eßer, Christina; Freytag, Sarah Katharina; Klambeck, Lea; Kemper, Nicole; Andersson, Robby

   • 10 - The effects of feed particle size and floor type on the growth performance, GIT development, and pododermatitis in broiler chickens

     Abd El-Wahab, Amr; Kriewitz, Jan-Philip; Hankel, Julia; Chuppava, Bussarakam; Ratert, Christine; Taube, Venja; Visscher, Christian; Kamphues, Josef

   • 10 - The dual-purpose hen as a chance: avoiding injurious pecking in modern laying hen husbandry

     Giersberg, Mona Franziska; Spindler, Birgit; Rodenburg, Bas; Kemper, Nicole

   • 10 - Soiling of pig pens: a review of eliminative behaviour

     Nannoni, E.; Aarnink, A. J. A.; Vermeer, H. M.; Reimert, I.; Fels, Michaela; Bracke, M. B. M.

   • 10 - Prevalence of Salmonella by serological and direct detection methods in piglets from inconspicuous, conspicuous, and vaccinated sow herds

     Buch, Juhle-Marijke; Visscher, Christian; Schulte zu Sundern, Anton Michael; Schulte-Wülwer, Josef; Deermann, Ansgar; Holling, Carolin

   • 10 - Philosophy of a "Good Death" in small animals and consequences for euthanasia in animal law and veterinary practice

     Persson, Kirsten; Selter, Felicitas; Neitzke, Gerald; Kunzmann, Peter

   • 10 - Objective assessment of acute pain in foals using a facial expression-based pain scale

     van Loon, Johannes; Verhaar, Nicole; van den Berg, Els; Ross, Sarah; de Grauw, Janny

   • 10 - Influence of different feed physical forms on mandibular gland in growing pigs

     Dall'Aglio, Cecilia; Mercati, Francesca; De Felice, Elena; Tardella, Federico Maria; Kamphues, Josef; Cappai, Maria Grazia; Scocco, Paola

   • 10 - Histological comparison of testicular needle biopsy and en bloc samples in abattoir calves

     Rohländer, Maike; Otzen, Henning; Rode, Kristina; Jung, Klaus; Schmicke, Marion; Harborth, Teresa; Langeheine, Marion; Brehm, Ralph; Bajcsy, Árpád Csaba

   • 10 - Genetic variability in Polish Lowland Sheepdogs assessed by pedigree and genomic data

     Michels, Paula Wiebke; Distl, Ottmar

   • 10 - Energy consumption of young military working dogs in pre-training in Germany

     Schäfer, Wencke; Hankel, Julia

   • 10 - Early parenteral administration of ceftiofur has gender-specific short- and long-term effects on the fecal microbiota and growth in pigs from the suckling to growing phase

     Ruczizka, Ursula; Metzler-Zebeli, Barbara; Unterweger, Christine; Mann, Evelyne; Schwarz, Lukas; Knecht, Christian; Hennig-Pauka, Isabel

   • 10 - Bone health or performance?: adaptation response of genetically divergent chicken layer lines to a nutritive calcium depletion

     Jansen, Simon; Bues, Mara; Baulain, Ulrich; Habig, Christin; Halle, Ingrid; Petow, Stefanie; Sharifi, Ahmad Reza; Weigend, Annett; Wilkens, Mirja Rosmarie; Weigend, Steffen
3. 2019

   • 9 - Using the Footfall Sound of Dairy Cows for Detecting Claw Lesions

     Volkmann, Nina; Kulig, Boris; Kemper, Nicole

   • 9 - The Effect of Sows' and Piglets' Behaviour on Piglet Crushing Patterns in Two Different Farrowing Pen Systems.

     Nicolaisen, Thies; Lühken, Eyke; Volkmann, Nina; Rohn, Karl; Kemper, Nicole; Fels, Michaela

   • 9 - Test-Retest Reliability of the 'Welfare Quality® Animal Welfare Assessment Protocol for Sows and Piglets': Part 1. Assessment of the Welfare Principle of 'Appropriate Behavior'

     Friedrich, Lena; Krieter, Joachim; Kemper, Nicole; Czycholl, Irena

   • 10 - Stereotypic behavior in fattening bulls

     Schneider, Laura; Kemper, Nicole; Spindler, Birgit

   • 9 - Influence of different methionine sources on performance and slaughter characteristics of broilers

     Ullrich, Cristina; Langeheine, Marion; Brehm, Ralph; Taube, Venja; Rosillo Galera, Mercedes; Rohn, Karl; Popp, Johanna; Visscher, Christian

   • 9 - Effects of Enriched Charcoal as Permanent 0.2% Feed-Additive in Standard and Low-Protein Diets of Male Fattening Turkeys: An On-Farm Study.

     Hinz, Katharina; Stracke, Jenny; Schättler, Jule Katrin; Kemper, Nicole; Spindler, Birgit

   • 9 - Effect of A New Housing System on Skin Lesions, Performance and Soiling of Fattening Rabbits: A German Case Study.

     Rauterberg, Sally L.; Bill, Joana; Kimm, Sarah; Kemper, Nicole; Fels, Michaela