Search Results - "Erhard, M."

Assessing European ecosystem stability to drought in the vegetation growing season by Ivits, E., Horion, S., Erhard, M., Fensholt, R.

“…Aim: The present study models the response of vegetation to drought between 1982 and 2011 focusing on the growing season, considering: (1) vulnerable versus…”
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Injurious pecking in organic turkey fattening—effects of husbandry and feeding on injuries and plumage damage of a slow- (Auburn) and a fast-growing (B.U.T.6) genotype by Haug, D., Schreiter, R., Thesing, B., Rathmann, L., Lambertz, C., Hofmann, P., Erhard, M., Bellof, G., Schmidt, E.

“…Injuries and plumage damage (PD) are important indicators of welfare. First priority in turkey fattening is to reduce injurious pecking, which includes…”
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Evaluation of 2 different treatment procedures after calving to improve harvesting of high-quantity and high-quality colostrum by Sutter, F, Borchardt, S, Schuenemann, G M, Rauch, E, Erhard, M, Heuwieser, W

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate 2 different treatment procedures at the first milking after calving to increase colostrum quantity and to improve…”
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A pulsed, mono-energetic and angular-selective UV photo-electron source for the commissioning of the KATRIN experiment by Behrens, J., Ranitzsch, P. C.-O., Beck, M., Beglarian, A., Erhard, M., Groh, S., Hannen, V., Kraus, M., Ortjohann, H.-W., Rest, O., Schlösser, K., Thümmler, T., Valerius, K., Wierman, K., Wilkerson, J. F., Winzen, D., Zacher, M., Weinheimer, C.

“…The KATRIN experiment aims to determine the neutrino mass scale with a sensitivity of 200  meV / c 2 (90% C. L.) by a precision measurement of the shape of the…”
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Primary and pollen-associated hazelnut allergy in school-aged children in Germany: A birth cohort study by Erhard, Sina M., Bellach, Johanna, Yürek, Songül, Tschirner, Sebastian, Trendelenburg, Valérie, Grabenhenrich, Linus B., Fernandez-Rivas, Montserrat, van Ree, Ronald, Keil, Thomas, Beyer, Kirsten

“…Primary hazelnut allergy is a common cause of anaphylaxis in children, as compared to birch-pollen associated hazelnut allergy. Population-based data on…”
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Recognition of Clostridium difficile PCR-ribotypes 001, 027 and 126/078 using an extended MALDI-TOF MS system by Reil, M., Erhard, M., Kuijper, E. J., Kist, M., Zaiss, H., Witte, W., Gruber, H., Borgmann, S.

“…During the last decade, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) increased markedly inside as well as outside of hospitals. In association with the occurrence of…”
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Evaluation of a filter system to harvest plasma for identification of failure of passive transfer in newborn calves by da Costa Corrêa Oliveira, L, Borchardt, S, Heuwieser, W, Rauch, E, Erhard, M, Sutter, F

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate a filter system to harvest plasma to assess failure of passive transfer (FPT) in newborn calves. Blood samples (n =…”
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Evaluation of welfare parameters in laying hens on the basis of a Bavarian survey by Louton, H., Bergmann, S.M., Rauch, E., Liebers, C., Reese, S., Erhard, M.H., Hoeborn, C., Schwarzer, A.

“…Health issues like infestation with poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) and behavioral problems such as feather pecking and cannibalism are reported as…”
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Histologically validated scoring system for the assessment of hock burn in broilers by Louton, H., Piller, A., Bergmann, S., Erhard, M., Stracke, J., Spindler, B., Kemper, N., Schmidt, P., Schade, B., Boehm, B., Kappe, E., Bachmeier, J., Schwarzer, A.

“…The assessment of bird-based welfare indicators plays an important role in the evaluation of bird welfare. The aim of the study was to histologically validate…”
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Dust-bathing behavior of laying hens in enriched colony housing systems and an aviary system by Louton, H., Bergmann, S., Reese, S., Erhard, M.H., Rauch, E.

“…The dust-bathing behavior of Lohmann Selected Leghorn hens was compared in 4 enriched colony housing systems and in an aviary system. The enriched colony…”
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Dynamics of F=2 spinor Bose-Einstein condensates by Schmaljohann, H, Erhard, M, Kronjäger, J, Kottke, M, van Staa, S, Cacciapuoti, L, Arlt, J J, Bongs, K, Sengstock, K

“…We experimentally investigate and analyze the rich dynamics in F=2 spinor Bose-Einstein condensates of 87Rb. An interplay between mean-field driven spin…”
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Development of a prognostic tool for the occurrence of feather pecking and cannibalism in laying hens by Kaesberg, A-K U, Louton, H, Erhard, M, Schmidt, P, Zepp, M, Helmer, F, Schwarzer, A

“…Abstract In July 2015, a German voluntary decree stipulated that the keeping of beak-trimmed laying hens after the 1st of January 2017 will no longer be…”
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Investigation of the prevalence and severity of foot pad dermatitis at the slaughterhouse in fattening turkeys reared in organic production systems in Germany by Freihold, D, Bartels, T, Bergmann, S, Berk, J, Deerberg, F, Dressel, A, Erhard, M H, Ermakow, O, Huchler, M, Krautwald-Junghanns, M-E, Spindler, B, Thieme, S, Hafez, H M

“…ABSTRACT The present study shows the prevalence and severity of foot pad dermatitis (FPD) in turkeys reared in organic production systems assessed at…”
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Identification of Gram-positive anaerobic cocci by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry by Veloo, A.C.M., Erhard, M., Welker, M., Welling, G.W., Degener, J.E.

“…Gram-positive anaerobic cocci (GPAC) are part of the commensal microbiota of humans and are a phylogenetically heterogeneous group of organisms. To evaluate…”
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Simulation of neutron production using MCNPX+MCUNED by Erhard, M, Sauvan, P, Nolte, R

“…In standard MCNPX, the production of neutrons by ions cannot be modelled efficiently. The MCUNED patch applied to MCNPX 2.7.0 allows to model the production of…”
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What happens with cow behavior when replacing concrete slatted floor by rubber coating: a case study by Platz, S, Ahrens, F, Bendel, J, Meyer, H H D, Erhard, M H

“…An enhanced productive life cycle and improved animal welfare are aims pursued in dairy husbandry. This study assesses experimental observations on…”
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Identification of Arcanobacterium hippocoleae by MALDI-TOF MS analysis and by various genotypical properties by Wickhorst, J.-P., Sammra, O., Hassan, A.A., Alssashen, M., Lämmler, C., Prenger-Berninghoff, E., Erhard, M., Metzner, M., Paschertz, K., Timke, M., Abdulmawjood, A.

“…In the present study an Arcanobacterium hippocoleae strain isolated from a uterus swab of an apparently healthy mare could be identified by phenotypic…”
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Prevalence and severity of foot pad alterations in German turkey poults during the early rearing phase by Bergmann, S, Ziegler, N, Bartels, T, Hübel, J, Schumacher, C, Rauch, E, Brandl, S, Bender, A, Casalicchio, G, Krautwald-Junghanns, M-E, Erhard, M H

“…In the previously performed field study from 2007 to 2009, it became evident that foot pad alterations were already commonly found in turkeys at the age of 6…”
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Differentiation of species of the Streptococcus bovis/ equinus-complex by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry in comparison to sodA sequence analyses by Hinse, D., Vollmer, T., Erhard, M., Welker, M., Moore, E.R.B., Kleesiek, K., Dreier, J.

“…The Streptococcus bovis/equinus complex is a heterogeneous group within the group D streptococci with important clinical relevance regarding infective…”
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Changes in hoof health and animal hygiene in a dairy herd after covering concrete slatted floor with slatted rubber mats: a case study by Ahrens, F, Platz, S, Link, C, Mahling, M, Meyer, H H D, Erhard, M H

“…The objective was to investigate the effect of changing the flooring in the alleys of a barn from slatted concrete to slatted rubber mats on hoof disorders and…”
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