Dr. agr. Ralf Pfuhl
+49 38208 68-852
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Institute of Muscle Biology and Growth
Head Meat Research Services
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Institute of Muscle Biology and Growth
Head Meat Research Services
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Research interests
- Amino acid metabolism in pigs
- Food hygiene and food law
- Meat quality
Curriculum Vitae
- 2007-present: Head of the Meat Research Services, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Muscle Biology and Growth
- 2005-2007: Postdoc Research Fellow at the Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) Dummerstorf, Institute of Muscle Biology and Growth
- 2004-2005: Sales manager for animal nutrition at Hermann-Otte Ltd.,Celle, Germany
- 2002-2003: Senior Sales Manager at the Bike and Outdoor Company, Göttingen, Germany
- 2001: Senior Fellow at ILWI (institute for food science and information) in Bonn, Germany
- 1998-2001: Postdoc Research Fellow at the University of Göttingen, Centre of Biochemistry and molecular biology, Section developmental biochemistry
Professional Activities
- Member of the PR-division at the FBN
- CMS & Web content editor
Teaching
- since 2016: carcass grading, module product quality of animal based food, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock (B.Sc.)
Publications
Tönißen, K.; Pfuhl, R.; Franz, G. P.; Dannenberger, D.; Bochert, R.; Grunow, B. (2022):
Impact of spawning season on fillet quality of wild pikeperch (Sander lucioperca). EUR FOOD RES TECHNOL 248: 1-9
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-022-03963-7
Seyedalmossavi, S.; Dannenberger, D.; Pfuhl, R.; Görs, S.; Mielenz, M.; Maak, S.; Wolf, P.; Daş, G.; Metges, C. C. (2022):
Lipid metabolism, fatty acid composition and meat quality in broilers supplemented with increasing levels of defrosted black soldier fly larvae [epublishing ahead of print]
. J INSECTS FOOD FEED
https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2022.0125
Grunow, B.; Bochert, R.; Dannenberger, D.; Pfuhl, R.; Tönißen, K. (2021):
Einfluss verschiedener Futtermittel auf die Fleischqualität des Zanders. Mitteilungen der Landesforschungsanstalt für Landw 63: 116
https://www.landwirtschaft-mv.de/static/LFA/Dateien/Hefte/MdLFA_Heft63.pdf
Komolka, K.; Bochert, R.; Franz, G. P.; Kaya, Y.; Pfuhl, R.; Grunow, B. (2020):
Determination and comparison of physical meat quality parameters of Percidae and Salmonidae in aquaculture. Foods 9 (4): 388, 1-13
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9040388
Maak, S.; Pfuhl, R. (2019):
Im Wandel der Zeit - Spuren von 100 Jahren Schweinezucht. Leibniz Nordost 28: 10-11
Schäff, C. T.; Gruse, J.; Maciej, J.; Pfuhl, R.; Zitnan, R.; Rajsky, M.; Hammon, H. M. (2018):
Effects of feeding unlimited amounts of milk replacer for the first five weeks of age on rumen and small intestinal growth and development in dairy calves. J Dairy Sci 101 (1): 783-793
https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13247
Schäff, C. T.; Pliquett, U.; Tuchscherer, A.; Pfuhl, R.; Görs, S.; Metges, C. C.; Hammon, H. M.; Kröger-Koch, C. (2017):
Evaluation of electrical broad bandwidth impedance spectroscopy as tool for body composition measurement in cows in comparison with body measurements and the deuterium-oxide dilution method. J Anim Sci 95 (5): 2041-2051
https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas2017.1414
Wirthgen, E.; Kunze, M.; Goumon, S.; Walz, C.; Höflich, C.; Spitschak, M.; Brenmoehl, J.; Kanitz, E.; Tuchscherer, M.; Otten, W.; Gimsa, U.; Schön, P.- C.; Manteuffel, C.; Tuchscherer, A.; Pfuhl, R.; Metges, C. C.; Stabenow, B.; Erdmann, S.; Schluricke, K.; Faucitano, L.; Hoeflich, A. (2017):
Interference of stress with the somatotropic axis in pigs - lights on new biomarkers. Sci Rep-UK 7: 12055, 1-13
Julia Brenmoehl,
Winfried Otten,
Ulrike Gimsa,
Ralf Pfuhl,
Cornelia Christiane Metges,
Andreas Höflich
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11521-5
Kalbe, C.; Lösel, D.; Block, J.; Lefaucheur, L.; Brüssow, K.-P.; Bellmann, O.; Pfuhl, R.; Puppe, B.; Otten, W.; Metges, C. C.; Rehfeldt, C. (2017):
Moderate high or low maternal protein diets change gene expression but not the phenotype of skeletal muscle from porcine fetuses. DOMEST ANIM ENDOCRIN 58: 63-75
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.domaniend.2016.08.003
Schäff, C. T.; Gruse, J.; Maciej, J.; Mielenz, M.; Wirthgen, E.; Hoeflich, A.; Schmicke, M.; Pfuhl, R.; Jawor, P.; Stefaniak, T.; Hammon, H. M. (2016):
Effects of feeding milk replacer ad libitum or in restricted amounts for the first five weeks of life on the growth, metabolic adaptation, and immune status of newborn calves. Plos One 11 (12): e0168974, 1-24
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168974
Metges, C. C.; Görs, S.; Martens, K.; Krüger, R.; Metzler-Zebeli, B.; Nebendahl, C.; Otten, W.; Kanitz, E.; Zeyner, A.; Hammon, H. M.; Pfuhl, R.; Nürnberg, G. (2015):
Body composition and plasma lipid and stress hormone levels during 3 weeks of feed restriction and refeeding in low birth weight female pigs. J Anim Sci 93 (3): 999-1014
https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2014-8616
Dämmgen, U.; Pfuhl, R.; Brade, W.; Haenel, H.-D.; Rösemann, C. (2014):
Rindfleischerzeugung und Luftverschmutzung. 2. Ein Vergleich emissionsrelevanter Ausscheidungen in der Mast von Jungbullen der Rassen Holstein und Charolais. Zuchtungskunde 86 (4): 249-259
Krüger, R.; Derno, M.; Görs, S.; Metzler-Zebeli, B. U.; Nürnberg, G.; Martens, H.; Pfuhl, R.; Nebendahl, C.; Zeyner, A.; Hammon, H. M.; Metges, C. C. (2014):
Higher body fatness in intrauterine growth retarded juvenile pigs is associated with lower fat and higher carbohydrate oxidation during ad libitum and restricted feeding. Eur J Nutr 53 (2): 583-597
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-013-0567-x
Nebendahl, C.; Krüger, R.; Görs, S.; Albrecht, E.; Martens, K.; Hennig, S.; Storm, N.; Höppner, Wolfgang; Pfuhl, R.; Metzler-Zebeli, B. U.; Hammon, H. M.; Metges, C. C. (2013):
Effects on transcriptional regulation and lipid droplet characteristics in the liver of female juvenile pigs after early postnatal feed restriction and refeeding are dependent on birth weight. Plos One 8 (11): 1-19
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076705
Kasch, R.; Mensel, B.; Schmidt, M.; Drescher, W.; Pfuhl, R.; Ruetten, S.; Merk, H.; Kayser, R. (2012):
Percutaneous disc decompression with nucleoplasty-volumetry of the nucleus pulposus using ultrahigh-field MRI. Plos One 7 (7): 1-8
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041497
Rehfeldt, C.; Stabenow, B.; Pfuhl, R.; Block, J.; Nürnberg, G.; Otten, W.; Metges, C. C.; Kalbe, C. (2012):
Effects of limited and excess protein intake of pregnant gilts on carcass quality and cellular properties of skeletal muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue in fattening pigs. J Anim Sci 90 (1): 184-196
https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2011-4234
Rehfeldt, C.; Lefaucheur, L.; Block, J.; Stabenow, B.; Pfuhl, R.; Otten, W.; Metges, C. C.; Kalbe, C. (2012):
Limited and excess protein intake of pregnant gilts differently affects body composition and cellularity of skeletal muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of newborn and weanling piglets. Eur J Nutr 51 (2): 151-165
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-011-0201-8
Rehfeldt, C.; Lang, I. S.; Görs, S.; Hennig, U.; Kalbe, C.; Stabenow, B.; Brüssow, K.-P.; Pfuhl, R.; Bellmann, O.; Nürnberg, G.; Otten, W.; Metges, C. C. (2011):
Limited and excess dietary protein during gestation affects growth and compositional traits in gilts and impairs offspring fetal growth. J Anim Sci 89 (2): 329-341
https://dx.doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-2970