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  1. Near-Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy as an Alternative for Predicting n-Alkane Concentration in Excreta of Laying Hens: NIR-Generated Data for Dietary Composition Estimation

    Article • Animals, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  2. Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of Plant Intake in Laying Hens: n-Alkanes as Predictive Fecal Markers for Dietary Composition Assessment

    Article • Animals, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  3. Protein and Carbohydrate Fractionation to Evaluate Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) Accessions

    Article • Agronomy, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  4. Antimicrobial Activity of Peptides Produced by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis on Swine Pathogens

    Article • Animals, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  5. Influence of Expander Conditioning Prior to Pelleting on Pellet Quality, Broiler Digestibility and Performance at Constant Amino Acids Composition while Decreasing AMEN

    Article • Animals, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  6. Towards Large Particle Size in Compound Feed: Using Expander Conditioning Prior to Pelleting Improves Pellet Quality and Growth Performance of Broilers

    Article • Animals, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  7. Effects of energy reduced diets including alternative protein sources and a phytogenic supplement on performance, carcass traits and digestibility in broiler chickens

    Article • The Journal of Applied Poultry Research, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  8. Influence of Insoluble Dietary Fibre on Expression of Pro-Inflammatory Marker Genes in Caecum, Ileal Morphology, Performance, and Foot Pad Dermatitis in Broiler

    Article • Animals, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  9. Evaluation of a Dietary Grape Extract on Oxidative Status, Intestinal Morphology, Plasma Acute-Phase Proteins and Inflammation Parameters of Weaning Piglets at Various Points of Time

    Article • Antioxidants, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  10. Beneficial effects of probiotics on the pig production cycle: An overview of clinical impacts and performance

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  11. Suitability of Hermetia illucens larvae meal and fat in broiler diets: effects on animal performance, apparent ileal digestibility, gut histology, and microbial metabolites

    Article • Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  12. Potential of Grape Extract in Comparison with Therapeutic Dosage of Antibiotics in Weaning Piglets: Effects on Performance, Digestibility and Microbial Metabolites of the Ileum and Colon

    Article • Animals, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  13. The effect of summer water stress on the nutritive value of orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata L.) in permanent grassland under increased temperature and elevated atmospheric CO2

    Article • Ecological Indicators, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  14. Effect of Graded Substitution of Soybean Meal by Hermetia illucens Larvae Meal on Animal Performance, Apparent Ileal Digestibility, Gut Histology and Microbial Metabolites of Broilers

    Article • Animals, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  15. The effect of increased temperature and CO2 air enrichment on the nutritive value of orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) in permanent grassland

    Article • The Journal of Agricultural Science, April 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  16. Fermentation profile and hygienic quality of rehydrated corn grains treated with condensed tannins from quebracho plant extract

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  17. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of crude and freeze-dried bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance produced by Pediococcus pentosaceus

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  18. Bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance of Pediococcus pentosaceus as a biopreservative for Listeria sp. control in ready-to-eat pork ham

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  19. The nutritional potential of grape by-products from the area of Slovakia and Austria

    Article • Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, January 2020, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  20. Using soybean hulls and lignocellulose in piglet nutrition - importance of total dietary fiber

    Article • Archives of Animal Nutrition, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  21. Application of nisin as biopreservative of pork meat by dipping and spraying methods

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  22. Physicochemical properties to support fibre characterization in monogastric animal nutrition

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, March 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  23. Cyanogenese in Futterpflanzen und Auswirkungen in der Wiederkäuerernährung

    Article • Die Bodenkultur Journal of Land Management Food and Environment, November 2018, De Gruyter

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  24. Antimicrobial activity of bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance produced by Pediococcus pentosaceus: from shake flasks to bioreactor

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  25. Pumpkin seed cake as a fishmeal substitute in fish nutrition: effects on growth performance, morphological traits and fillet colour of two freshwater salmonids and two catfish species

    Article • Archives of Animal Nutrition, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  26. Very high expander processing of maize on animal performance, digestibility and product quality of finishing pigs and broilers

    Article • animal, November 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Karl Schedle, Dr. Martin Gierus

  27. Effect of an organic acids based feed additive and enrofloxacin on the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant E. coli in cecum of broilers

    Article • Poultry Science, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  28. A simplified maturity index to quantify the development stage of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and its relationship with yield and nutritive value

    Article • Die Bodenkultur Journal of Land Management Food and Environment, June 2017, De Gruyter

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  29. Grazing effects on herbage nutritive values depend on precipitation and growing season in Inner Mongolian grassland

    Article • Journal of Plant Ecology, February 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  30. Protein degradation rate from plant proteases in ryegrass

    Article • Die Bodenkultur Journal of Land Management Food and Environment, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  31. Estimation of metabolizable energy content of five forage legumes

    Article • Die Bodenkultur Journal of Land Management Food and Environment, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  32. Corrigendum to “Do sheep grazing patterns affect ecosystem functioning in steppe grassland ecosystems in Inner Mongolia?” [Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 213 (2015) 1–10]

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  33. Forage nutritional characteristics and yield dynamics in a grazed semiarid steppe ecosystem of Inner Mongolia, China

    Article • Ecological Indicators, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  34. Do sheep grazing patterns affect ecosystem functioning in steppe grassland ecosystems in Inner Mongolia?

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  35. Selective grazing and seasonal precipitation play key roles in shaping plant community structure of semi-arid grasslands

    Article • Landscape Ecology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  36. Feed Intake and Performance of Sheep Grazing Semiarid Grassland in Response to Different Grazing Systems

    Article • Rangeland Ecology & Management, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  37. Characterization and quantification of secondary metabolite profiles in leaves of red and white clover species by NIR and ATR-IR spectroscopy

    Article • Vibrational Spectroscopy, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  38. Impact of grazing intensity on herbage quality, feed intake and live weight gain of sheep grazing on the steppe of Inner Mongolia

    Article • The Journal of Agricultural Science, May 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  39. Grassland and globalization - challenges for north-west European grass and forage research

    Article • Grass and Forage Science, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  40. Effects of Grazing Intensity and Environmental Factors on Species Composition and Diversity in Typical Steppe of Inner Mongolia, China

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2012, PLOS

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  41. Effects of inoculants and wilting on silage fermentation and nutritive characteristics of red clover–grass mixtures

    Article • Grass and Forage Science, August 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  42. The effect of cultivar on the changes in protein quality during wilting and ensiling of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.)

    Article • The Journal of Agricultural Science, August 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  43. Grazing effects on the greenhouse gas balance of a temperate steppe ecosystem

    Article • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  44. Effects of grazing and precipitation on herbage production, herbage nutritive value and performance of sheep in continental steppe

    Article • Grass and Forage Science, May 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  45. Changes in crude protein fractions of forage legumes during the spring growth and summer regrowth period

    Article • The Journal of Agricultural Science, March 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  46. Short‐term degradation of semiarid grasslands—results from a controlled‐grazing experiment in Northern China

    Article • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  47. Forage legume species determine the nutritional quality of binary mixtures with perennial ryegrass in the first production year

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  48. Growth of sheep as affected by grazing system and grazing intensity in the steppe of Inner Mongolia, China

    Article • Livestock Science, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  49. Limited genotype- and ploidy-related variation in the nutritive value of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenneL.)

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  50. Specific polyphenol oxidase activity of red clover (Trifolium pratense) and its relation with forage quality in field experiments

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, January 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  51. Effects of grazing management system on plant community structure and functioning in a semiarid steppe: scaling from species to community

    Article • Plant and Soil, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  52. Variation in the contents of crude protein fractions of different forage legumes during the spring growth

    Article • Grass and Forage Science, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  53. Precipitation of proteins in the rumen fluid using tungstic and trichloracetic acid after feeding sheep thermally treated or untreated soybean meal

    Article • Livestock Science, August 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  54. Agronomic performance and nutritive value of forage legumes in binary mixtures with perennial ryegrass under different defoliation systems

    Article • The Journal of Agricultural Science, July 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  55. Grassland responses to grazing: effects of grazing intensity and management system in an Inner Mongolian steppe ecosystem

    Article • Plant and Soil, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  56. Linearização de curvas de titulação para determinação da capacidade tamponante da fibra de alimentos em ampla faixa de pH

    Article • Acta Scientiarum Animal Sciences, March 2010, Universidade Estadual de Maringa

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  57. Impact of grazing intensity on herbage intake, composition, and digestibility and on live weight gain of sheep on the Inner Mongolian steppe

    Article • Livestock Science, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  58. Dietary selection of sheep grazing the semi-arid grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China at different grazing intensities

    Article • Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  59. Short-term responses of a Stipa grandis/Leymus chinensis community to frequent defoliation in the semi-arid grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  60. Rotational and continuous grazing of sheep in the Inner Mongolian steppe of China

    Article • Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  61. Short-term management and stocking rate effects of grazing sheep on herbage quality and productivity of Inner Mongolia steppe

    Article • Crop and Pasture Science, January 2009, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  62. Comparison of gas accumulation profiles of several feeds using manual or automated gas production methods

    Article • Animal Feed Science and Technology, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  63. Fontes orgânicas e inorgânicas de selênio na nutrição de vacas leiteiras: digestão, absorção, metabolismo e exigências

    Article • Ciência Rural, August 2007, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  64. Forage quality and yield increments of intensive managed grassland in response to combined sulphur-nitrogen fertilization Dedicated to Prof. em.Dr. Alois Kornher on his 75th birthday.

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, December 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  65. Physico-chemical characteristics and degradation rate of soluble protein obtained from the washout fraction of feeds

    Article • Livestock Production Science, November 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  66. Selenium supplementation and selenium status of dairy cows fed diets based on grass, grass silage or maize silage

    Article • Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, March 2002, Wiley

    Dr. Martin Gierus

  67. Forage substitution in a grain-based diet affects pH and glycogen content of semimembranosus and semitendinosus rabbit muscles.

    Article • Journal of Animal Science, January 1997, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Martin Gierus