Veronika Maurer
Scientist
Department of Livestock Sciences
Forschungsinstitut fur biologischen Landbau
Switzerland
Biography
Veronika Maurer had done Studies in agronomy (emphasis on animal sciences), ETH Zürich and Internships at Agroscope ART (Dr. F. Bigler) and Novartis Animal Health (Dr. W. Häusermann). She was Scientific collaborator (PhD thesis in epidemiology of Dernmanyssus gallinae) at the Institute for Animal Sciences (Prof. W. Langhans) and the Institute for Phytomedicine (Prof. V. Delucchi), ETHZ. 1995 - on-going Scientific collaborator at the Department of Livestock Sciences.
Research Interest
Control of endoparasites in poultry, Control of ectoparasites in poultry, Animal husbandry in organic farms, List of inputs for animal husbandry
Publications
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Prinsen, R.T.M.M., Strillacci, M.G., Schiavini, F., Santus, E., Rossoni, A., Maurer, V., Bieber, A., Gredler, B., Dolezal, M., Bagnato, A. (2016). A genome-wide scan of copy number variants using high-density SNPs in Brown Swiss dairy cattle. Livestock Science 191, 153-160.
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Maurer, V., Holinger, M., Amsler, Z., Früh, B., Wohlfahrt, J., Stamer, A. & F. Leiber (2016). Replacement of soybean cake by Hermetia illucens meal in diets for layers. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 2(2): 83-90. Available on DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2015.0071
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Leiber, F., Gelencsér, T., Stamer, A., Amsler, Z., Wohlfahrt, J., Früh, B. & V. Maurer (2016). Insect and legume-based protein sources to replace soybean cake in an organic broiler diet: Effects on growth performance and physical meat quality. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. Available on DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1742170515000496
