Kreuzer, Michael
Professor
Department of Environmental Systems Science
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Switzerland
Biography
Michael Kreuzer has been full Professor of Animal Nutrition in the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science since October 1994. Born on May 5, 1956 in Germany, Michael Kreuzer graduated in Agricultural Sciences at the Technical University of Munich. He obtained his doctorate in 1984, completed his habilitation in 1988 both at the Institute of Nutritional Physiology of the Technical University of Munich. His doctoral thesis was awarded the Thurn and Taxis Prize, and his habilitation thesis won the Henneberg Lehmann Prize. In 1991 he was appointed Professor of 'Quality of Animal-Source Foods' at the University of Goettingen.
Research Interest
Main missions in research are 'Sustainable Feeding and Food Quality', 'Rumen Physiology and Environment', 'Tropical Livestock Nutrition' and 'Poultry Nutrition'
Publications
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Effect of unconventional oilseeds (safflower, poppy, hemp, camelina) on in vitro ruminal methane production and fermentation. Wang S, Kreuzer M, Braun U, Schwarm A. J Sci Food Agric. 2017 Aug;97(11):3864-3870. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.8260. Epub 2017 Mar 22.
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Impact of dietary l-arginine supply during early gestation on myofiber development in newborn pigs exposed to intra-uterine crowding. Madsen JG, Pardo C, Kreuzer M, Bee G. J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2017 Jul 1;8:58. doi: 10.1186/s40104-017-0188-y. eCollection 2017.
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Rumen microbial protein synthesis and nitrogen efficiency as affected by tanniferous and non-tanniferous forage legumes incubated individually or together in Rumen Simulation Technique. Brinkhaus AG, Bee G, Schwarm A, Kreuzer M, Dohme-Meier F, Zeitz JO. J Sci Food Agric. 2017 Aug 29. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.8643
