Dr. rer. nat. Henry Reyer

reyer@fbn-dummerstorf.de

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Working group Physiological Genomics
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

Research interests

Diversity and inheritance of complex traits related to performance, immunity and behaviour
Genetic variation with regard to the utilisation of micro- and macronutrients in farmed animals

Curriculum Vitae

since 2014: Postdoctoral Fellow, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
2009-2014: Ph.D. Student, University of Rostock/Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
2009: Diploma (Biology), University of Rostock
2003-2009: Studies in biology, University of Rostock

Publications

Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Wimmers, K. (2026):

Review: Genetic and physiological regulators of parathyroid hormone and the vitamin D system in pigs

Michael Oster, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers

animal

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2026.101775

Oster, M.; Lickfett, H.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Murani, E.; Bostedt, H.; Wimmers, K. (2026):

Neonatal blood count data of piglets in modern and traditional breeds following spontaneous or hormonally induced parturition

Michael Oster, Heinke Lickfett, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Eduard Muráni, Klaus Wimmers

International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine 14 (1): 6, 1-12

Liermann, W.; Vogel, L.; Gnott, M.; Dannenberger, D.; Reyer, H.; Trakooljul, N.; Mielenz, M.; Starke, A.; Tröscher, A.; Hammon, H. M. (2026):

Influences of an abomasal fatty acid supplementation during late gestation and early lactation on the jejunal fatty acid composition, barrier function and adherent microbiota in dairy cows

Wendy Liermann, Dirk Dannenberger, Henry Reyer, Manfred Mielenz, Harald Michael Hammon

Journal of Dairy Science

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2025-27870

Nalpadan, A. A.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Trakooljul, N.; Ponsuksili, S.; Kozera, W.; Karpiesiuk, K.; Kepka-Borkowska, K.; Chalaskiewicz, K.; Pierzchala, M.; Taniguchi, H.; Lepczynski, A.; Slaska, B.; Asediya, V.; Pareek, C. S.; Wimmers, K. (2026):

Transcriptional insights into aflatoxin B1 induced hepatotoxicity and comparative effects of medicinal herbs in pigs

Avon Augustin Nalpadan, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers

BMC Veterinary Research 22: 53, 1-11

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-05270-1

Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Zentek, J.; Männer, K.; Trajoolkul, N.; Aumiller, T.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Digestibility and transcriptomic profiling of kidney, pancreas, follicle, and uterus in laying hens supplemented with phytogenic feed additive

Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers

Poultry Science 105 (2): 106219, 1-7

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.106219

Ponsuksili, S.; Hadlich, F.; Trakooljul, N.; Li, S.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Tissue-Specific Chromatin Accessibility Regions and Transcription Factor Binding Sites in Pig Brain and Endocrine Tissues

Siriluck Wimmers, Shuaichen Li, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers

Molecular Neurobiology 62: 13119-13135

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-025-05128-5

Oster, M.; Lickfett, H.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Murani, E.; Bostedt, H.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Neonatal blood count data of piglets in modern and traditional breeds following spontaneous or hormonally induced parturition

Michael Oster, Heinke Lickfett, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Eduard Muráni, Klaus Wimmers

International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine

Lickfett, H.; Oster, M.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Muráni, E.; Görs, S.; Metges, C. C.; Bostedt, H.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Impact of parturition induction, farrowing environment and birth weight class on endocrine and metabolic plasma parameters related to piglet vitality

Heinke Lickfett, Michael Oster, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Eduard Muráni, Solvig Görs, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Klaus Wimmers

BMC Veterinary Research 21: 403, 1-15

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04845-2

Paul, D.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K.; Reyer, H. (2025):

Genome-wide association study of blood vitamin D metabolites and bone remodelling markers in pigs

Dipanwita Paul, Michael Oster, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers, Henry Reyer

BMC Genomics 26: 718, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11914-1

Oster, M.; Qasir, H.; Reyer, H.; Ponsuksili, P.; Trakooljul, N.; Sommerfeld, V.; Rodehutscord, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Transcriptional and endocrine orchestration of medullary bone formation and mineral turn-over in female chickens

Michael Oster, Hiba Qasir, Henry Reyer, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers

Poultry Science 104 (11): 105798, 1-11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105798

Iqbal, M. A.; Hadlich, F.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Trakooljul, N.; Wimmers, K.; Ponsuksili, S. (2025):

A comprehensive analysis of allele-specific expression and transcriptomic profiling in pig limbic and endocrine tissues

Muhammad Arsalan Iqbal, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers, Siriluck Wimmers

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 18: 1616363, 1-22

https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2025.1616363

Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Hadlich, F.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wolf, P.; Wimmers, K.; Keiler, J. (2025):

Parathyroid glands exhibit reduced parenchymatic chief cells and increased extracellular collagen as a response to a long-term low-phosphorus diet in pigs

Michael Oster, Henry Reyer, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers

Animal Nutrition 22: 471-482

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2025.04.007

Oladosu, O. J.; Reyer, H.; Trakooljul, N.; Görs, S.; Metges, C. C.; Daş, G. (2025):

Tissue-specific transcriptomic adaptation in three strains of chickens during coinfections with parasites

Oyekunle John Oladosu, Henry Reyer, Solvig Görs, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Gürbüz Daş

Gut Pathogens 17: 43, 1-18

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-025-00716-1

Qasir, H.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Trakooljul, N.; Muráni, E.; Sommerfeld, V.; Rodehutscord, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Effects of a transient lack of dietary mineral phosphorus on renal gene expression and plasma metabolites in two high-yielding laying hen strains

Hiba Qasir, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Siriluck Wimmers, Eduard Muráni, Klaus Wimmers

BMC Genomics 26: 129, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11294-6

Ponsuksili, S.; Muráni, E.; Fuchs, B.; Galuska, C. E.; Reyer, H.; Iqbal, M. A.; Li, S.; Oster, M.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Genetic regulation and variation of fetal plasma metabolome in the context of sex, paternal breeds and variable fetal weight

Siriluck Wimmers, Eduard Muráni, Beate Fuchs, Christina Galuska, Henry Reyer, Muhammad Arsalan Iqbal, Shuaichen Li, Michael Oster, Klaus Wimmers

Open Biology 15 (3): 240285, 1-20

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.240285

Ponsuksili, S.; Li, S.; Siengdee, P.; Hadlich, F.; Trakooljul, N.; Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

DNA methylation in adipocyte differentiation of porcine mesenchymal stem cells and the impact of the donor metabolic type

Siriluck Wimmers, Shuaichen Li, Michael Oster, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers

Genomics 117 (3): 111050, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2025.111050

Oster, M.; Gladbach, C. A.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Otten, W.; Metges, C. C.; Muráni, E.; Ponsuksili, S.; Frölich, K.; Wimmers, K.; Bostedt, H. (2025):

Influence of genotype-environment interaction on stress parameters during spontaneous farrowing in modern and traditional pig breeds housed in crates and pens

Michael Oster, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Eduard Muráni, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers

Theriogenology 240: 117394, 1-11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2025.117394

Lickfett, H.; Oster, M.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Görs, S.; Metges, C. C.; Bostedt, H.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Influence of genotype and environment on piglet vitality and metabolic state during the suckling period of divergent birth weight classes

Heinke Lickfett, Michael Oster, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Solvig Görs, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Klaus Wimmers

Animal 19 (4): 101460, 1-14

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2025.101460

Cavalleri, M.; Sciascia, Q. L.; Görs, S.; Vernunft, A.; Reyer, H.; Wimmers, K.; Zentek, J.; Kluess, J.; Dänicke, S.; Metges, C. C. (2025):

Measurement of Oro-Cecal Transit Time in LPS-Treated Pigs Fed High and Low Fiber Diets Using the Lactose-13C-Ureide Test in Breath and Saliva Samples

Miriama Sciascia, Solvig Görs, Andreas Vernunft, Henry Reyer, Klaus Wimmers, Cornelia Christiane Metges

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 73 (17): 10304−10315

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5c00534

Reyer, H.; Mielenz, M.; Daş, G.; Metges, C. C.; Wimmers, K. (2025):

Microbial profiling of black soldier fly larvae reared on substrates supplemented with different mineral sources originating from phosphorus recycling technologies

Henry Reyer, Manfred Mielenz, Gürbüz Daş, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Klaus Wimmers

Animal Microbiome 7: 14, 1-14

https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-025-00380-5