PD Dr. med. vet. Harald Michael Hammon

hammon@fbn-dummerstorf.de

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Head of working group Metabolic Health
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

Research interests

Metabolic and endocrine regulation of growth, development and energy metabolism in cattle
Dairy nutrition (calf, cow)

Curriculum Vitae

04/2004-present:
Senior Scientist and deputy head at the Institute of Nutritional Physiology (“Oskar-Kellner)”, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany; Head of the Endocrine Metabolic Regulation Unit
04/1998-03/2004: Scientist at the Division of Nutrition Pathology, Institute of Animal Breeding, University of Bern, Switzerland
12/2003: Habilitation in Animal Physiology at the University of Bern, Venia docendi for Animal Physiology
09/2001-05/2002: Residence at the Department of Animal Science, Purdue University, IN, US
01/1994-03/1998: Post Doc at the Division of Nutrition Pathology, Institute of Animal Breeding, University of Bern, Switzerland
02/1993-12/1993: Veterinary practice (large animals), Feuchtwangen, Germany
04/1991-12/1992: Doctoral Thesis at the Division of Nutrition Pathology, Institute of Animal Breeding, University of Bern, Switzerland
09.01.1991: Approbation as veterinary doctor
1985-1990: Study of veterinary medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich

Teaching

Physiology and anatomy in farm animals and metabolic performance at the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (AUF), University of Rostock

Publications

Ghaffari, M. H.; Sadri, H.; Hammon, H. M.; Steinhoff-Wagner, J.; Hensch, N.; Sauerwein, H. (2020):

Colostrum versus formula: Effects on mRNA expression of genes related to branched-chain amino acid metabolism in neonatal dairy calves

Morteza Hosseini Ghaffari, Harald Michael Hammon

Journal of Dairy Science 103 (10): 9656-9666

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18429

Haubold, S. S.; Kröger-Koch, C.; Tuchscherer, A.; Kanitz, E.; Weitzel, J. M.; Hoeflich, A.; Starke, S.; Tröscher, A.; Sauerwein, H.; Hammon, H. M. (2020):

Effects of a combined essential fatty acid and conjugated linoleic acid abomasal infusion on metabolic and endocrine traits, including the somatotropic axis, in dairy cows

Joachim Weitzel, Andreas Höflich, Harald Michael Hammon

Journal of Dairy Science 103 (12): 12069-12082

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18569

Gnott, M.; Vogel, L.; Kröger-Koch, C.; Dannenberger, D.; Tuchscherer, A.; Tröscher, A.; Trevisi, E.; Stefaniak, T.; Jawor, P.; Starke, S.; Mielenz, M.; Bachmann, L.; Hammon, H. M. (2020):

Changes in fatty acids in plasma and association with the inflammatory response in dairy cows abomasally infused with essential fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid during late and early lactation

Dirk Dannenberger, Manfred Mielenz, Lisa Bachmann, Harald Michael Hammon

Journal of Dairy Science 103 (12): 11889-11910

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18735

Vogel, L.; Gnott, M.; Kröger-Koch, C.; Dannenberger, D.; Tuchscherer, A.; Tröscher, A.; Kienberger, H.; Rychlik, M.; Starke, S.; Bachmann, L.; Hammon, H. M. (2020):

Effects of abomasal infusion of essential fatty acids together with conjugated linoleic acid in late and early lactation on performance, milk and body composition, and plasma metabolites in dairy cows

Dirk Dannenberger, Lisa Bachmann, Harald Michael Hammon

Journal of Dairy Science 103 (8): 7431-7450

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-18065

Liermann, W.; Viergutz, T.; Uken, K. L.; Vogel, L.; Gnott, M.; Dannenberger, D.; Tuchscherer, A.; Kienberger, H.; Rychlik, M.; Tröscher, A.; Hammon, H. M. (2020):

Influences of maternal conjugated linoleic acid and essential fatty acid supply during late pregnancy and early lactation on T and B cell subsets in mesenteric lymph nodes and the small intestine of neonatal calves

Wendy Liermann, Dirk Dannenberger, Harald Michael Hammon

Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7: 604452, 1-8

https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.604452

Wenge-Dangschat, J.; Steinhöfel, I.; Coenen, M.; Tuchscherer, A.; Hammon, H. M.; Bachmann, L. (2020):

Changes in fluid and acid-base status of diarrheic calves on different oral rehydration regimen

Harald Michael Hammon, Lisa Bachmann

Journal of Dairy Science 103 (11): 10446-10458

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18245

Dahl, N.; Albrecht, E.; Dannenberger, D.; Uken, K. L.; Hammon, H. M.; Maak, S. (2020):

Consequences of maternal essential fatty acid and conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on the development of calf muscle and adipose tissue

Elke Albrecht, Dirk Dannenberger, Harald Michael Hammon, Steffen Maak

Animals 10 (9): 1598, 1-18

https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10091598

Nolte, W.; Weikard, R.; Brunner, R. M.; Albrecht, E.; Hammon, H. M.; Reverter, A.; Kühn, C. (2020):

Identification and annotation of potential function of regulatory antisense long non-coding RNAs related to feed efficiency in Bos taurus bulls

Elke Albrecht, Harald Michael Hammon

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 (9): 3292, 1-14

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21093292

Sharma, A.; Baddela, V. S.; Roettgen, V.; Vernunft, A.; Viergutz, T.; Dannenberger, D.; Hammon, H. M.; Schoen, J.; Vanselow, J. (2020):

Effects of dietary fatty acids on bovine oocyte competence and granulosa cells

Vijay Simha Baddela, Andreas Vernunft, Dirk Dannenberger, Harald Michael Hammon

Frontiers in Endocrinology 11: 87, 1-12

https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00087

Liermann, W.; Schäff, C. T.; Gruse, J.; Derno, M.; Weitzel, J. M.; Kanitz, E.; Otten, W.; Höflich, A.; Stefaniak, T.; Sauerwein, H.; Bruckmaier, R. M.; Gross, J.; Hammon, H. M. (2020):

Effects of colostrum instead of formula feeding for the first two days post natum on whole body energy metabolism and its endocrine control in neonatal calves

Wendy Liermann, Joachim Weitzel, Andreas Höflich, Harald Michael Hammon

Journal of Dairy Science 103 (4): 3577-3598

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17708

Haubold, S. S.; Kröger-Koch, C.; Starke, S.; Tuchscherer, A.; Tröscher, A.; Kienberger, H.; Rychlik, M.; Bernabucci, U.; Trevesi, E.; Hammon, H. M. (2020):

Effects of abomasal infusion of essential fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid on performance and fatty acid, antioxidative, and inflammatory status in dairy cows

Harald Michael Hammon

Journal of Dairy Science 103 (1): 972-991

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17135

Hammon, H. M.; Liermann, W.; Frieten, D.; Koch, C. (2020):

Review - Importance of colostrum supply and milk feeding intensity on gastrointestinal and systemic development in calves

Harald Michael Hammon, Wendy Liermann

Animal 14 (S1): s133-s143

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731119003148

Koch, C.; Gerbert, C.; Frieten, D.; Dusel, G.; Eder, K.; Zitnan, R.; Hammon, H. M. (2019):

Effects of ad libitum milk replacer feeding and butyrate supplementation on the epithelial growth and development of the gastrointestinal tract in Holstein calves

Harald Michael Hammon

Journal of Dairy Science 102 (9): 8513-8526

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-16328

Nolte, W.; Weikard, R.; Brunner, R. M.; Albrecht, E.; Hammon, H. M.; Kühn, C. (2019):

Biological network approach for the identification of regulatory long non-coding RNAs associated with metabolic efficiency in cattle

Elke Albrecht, Harald Michael Hammon

Frontiers in Genetics 10: 1130, 1-19

https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene2019.01130

Revskij, D.; Haubold, S. S.; Viergutz, T.; Kröger-Koch, C.; Tuchscherer, A.; Kirchberger, H.S.; Rychlik, M.; Tröscher, A.; Hammon, H. M.; Schuberth, H.-J.; Mielenz, M. (2019):

Dietary fatty acids affect red blood cell membrane composition and red blood cell ATP release in dairy cows

Harald Michael Hammon, Manfred Mielenz

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20 (11): 2769, 1-19

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20112769

Heimes, A.; Brodhagen, J.; Weikard, R.; Hammon, H. M.; Meyerholz, M. M.; Petzl, W.; Zerbe, H.; Engelmann, S.; Schmicke, M.; Hoedemaker, M.; Schubert, H-J; Kühn, C. (2019):

Characterization of functional traits with focus on udder health in heifers with divergent paternally inherited haplotypes on BTA18

Harald Michael Hammon

BMC Veterinary Research 15: 241, 1-11

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-1988-4

Liu, Y; Albrecht, E.; Dannenberger, D.; Hammon, H. M.; Kühn, C.; Sauerwein, H.; Yang, R; Zhao, Z; Maak, S. (2019):

Retinol binding protein 4 abundance in plasma and tissues is related to body fat deposition in cattle

Elke Albrecht, Dirk Dannenberger, Harald Michael Hammon, Steffen Maak

Scientific Reports 9: 8056, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44509-4

Erdmann, S.; Derno, M.; Schäff, C. T.; Börner, S.; Kautzsch, U.; Kuhla, B.; Hammon, H. M.; Tuchscherer, A.; Röntgen, M. (2019):

Comparative analyses of estimated and calorimetrically determined energy balance in high-yielding dairy cows

Björn Kuhla, Harald Michael Hammon, Monika Röntgen

Journal of Dairy Science 102 (5): 4002-4013

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-15017

Glogener, P.; Krause, M.; Katzer, J.; Schubert, M. A.; Birkholz, M.; Bellmann, O.; Kröger-Koch, C.; Hammon, H. M.; Metges, C. C.; Welsch, C.; Ruff, R.; Hoffmann, K. P. (2018):

Prolonged corrosion stability of a microchip sensor implant during in vivo exposure

Olaf Bellmann, Harald Michael Hammon, Cornelia Christiane Metges

Biosensors 8 (1): 13, 1-11

https://doi.org/10.3390/bios8010013

Gerbert, C.; Frieten, D.; Koch, C.; Dusel, G.; Eder, K.; Stefaniak, T.; Bajzert, J.; Jawor, P.; Tuchscherer, A.; Hammon, H. M. (2018):

Effects of ad libitum milk replacer feeding and butyrate supplementation on behavior, immune status, and health of Holstein calves in the postnatal period

Harald Michael Hammon

Journal of Dairy Science 101 (8): 7348-7360

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-14542