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Florian Leiber

Affiliation / Function

Activity areas

  • Coordination Trial farms Talacker

Projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing CHFR Upscaling efficient alternatives for contentious inputs in organic farming (SCALE-it) 01.05.2025 30.04.2029
completed CH Exercise and pasture for healthy calves 01.04.2024 01.04.2025
ongoing CH Duckweed - Circular Economy Potentials (Wasserlinsen Circular Economy) 02.01.2024 31.12.2026
ongoing CH Facilitating Innovations for Resilient Livestock Farming Systems (Re-Livestock) 01.08.2022 31.07.2027
completed CH Potential for methane production of pastures with differing plant communities (Methan Weidelabor) 01.03.2022 31.12.2024
completed CH Investigation of the methanogenic potential of different Swiss alpine meadows (Methan Sömmerungsweiden) 01.01.2022 31.12.2025
completed CH Roughage in chicken farming - effects on protein utilization/-efficiency in hybrids and dual-purpose breeds 01.09.2021 31.10.2023
ongoing CH Innovative Tools for Assessment and Authentication of chicken meat, beef and dairy products’ Qualities (INTAQT) 01.01.2021 31.07.2026
completed CH WelFeed – Increasing welfare in feeding and feed intake of pigs (WelFeed) 01.01.2021 30.06.2023
completed CH New agricultural nutrient flows using water lentils 01.01.2021 31.01.2025
completed CH Climate-neutral agriculture in Graubünden 01.01.2021 31.12.2024
completed CHDE Dossier Nachhaltigkeit und Qualität Bio-Lebensmittel 01.06.2020 31.12.2020
completed CH Animal ethics 07.04.2020 31.12.2022
completed CH Increasing longevity of Swiss dairy cows: factors, future scenarios and strategy development 01.04.2020 31.03.2025
ongoing CH Development of organic dairy cattle breeding ("Bio-Semen-Straws") (Bio-KB-Stiere) 01.04.2019 31.12.2026
completed CH Replacement of Contentious Inputs in organic farming Systems (RELACS) 01.05.2018 30.04.2022
completed CH Update of the Greenpeace study (UpdateGreenpeace) 01.01.2018 30.06.2018
completed CH Efficiency and sustainability of producing and feeding insect-based feedstuff to fish and poultry 01.08.2017 01.03.2020
completed CH GenTORE - Genomic management tools to optimize resilience and efficiency (GenTORE) 01.08.2017 31.07.2022
completed CH Calf feeding with minimized concentrates 01.07.2017 31.12.2024
completed CH Wissensaufbau und -vermittlung im Bereich Mutter- und Ammengebundene Kälberaufzucht 01.04.2017 31.12.2019
completed CH Feeding of organic pigs in consideration of fat quality requirements and 100 % organic feeding (Bioschwein100.0) 01.03.2017 31.10.2020
completed DE Adequate organic feeding of poultry according to their requirements - focus: new sources of riboflavin (vitamin B2) 01.01.2017 31.03.2020
completed CH Ethical and ecological assessment of alternatives to culling of 1-day male chicks 01.10.2016 31.12.2017
completed CH Development of a forb-rich functional feed pellet to improve protein conversion of cows in roughage-based farm systems 01.01.2016 31.12.2019
completed CH Enhancing Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability by Integrating Production Systems: Promotion of Low Input Dairy Management at Mirim Farm in DPR of Korea 01.11.2015 31.10.2016
ongoing CH Lectures biodynamic school Rheinau 01.01.2015
completed CH Roughage-based feeding strategies and nutrient efficiency of Swiss organic dairy farms 01.01.2015 31.12.2017
completed CH Extensively fattening the laying hens' brothers instead of killing them as chicks 01.01.2014 31.12.2016
completed CH Sainfoin – a valuable forage plant for the Swiss agricultural environment 01.01.2014 31.12.2017
ongoing CH Impact of farm, transport, and stunning procedure on stress-related parameters in pigs (Transport und Schlachtung) 01.10.2013
completed CH Grassland-based milk production: development of assessment instruments and management options for dairy cattle nutrition with reduced concentrate inputs (Grasmilch) 01.06.2013 31.10.2015
completed CH Assessment of Sustainable Provision of Goods and Services from Grassland-based Systems 01.06.2013 31.05.2014
completed CH Erforschung von Merkmalen der effizienten Raufutterkuh mit Hilfe von Fress- und Wiederkäusensoren (Rumiwatch) 01.04.2013 31.10.2015
completed CH Agricultural Centre Visp 01.01.2013 31.12.2016
completed CH Expansion of the Sustainability and Organic Livestock Model 01.06.2012 30.06.2013
completed CH Organic pasture beef: Sustainability assessment of different cattle beef production systems in Switzerland (Bio Weidebeef) 01.10.2011 31.12.2014
completed CH “Swiss Made” protein: Protein feeds made from indigenous resources for organic poultry and pigs 01.09.2011 31.12.2014
completed CH Improved contribution of local feed to support 100% organic feed supply to pigs and poultry (ICOPP) 01.09.2011 31.12.2014
completed CH Prevalence, risk assessment and control of heifer mastitis in Switzerland 01.07.2011 31.07.2014
completed CH Impact assessment of a global conversion of global livestock production to organic farming (FAO SOL) 01.06.2011 31.12.2012
ongoing CH Herbal feed supplement – Field trial 01.10.2010
completed CH Influence of minimized concentrate feeding on animal health and performance of Swiss organic dairy cows (Feed no Food) 01.10.2009 01.10.2010
ongoing CH Transport and slaughter – improved cattle handling 01.09.2008
ongoing CH Verhaltensbasierte Fütterung von Rindern (Weidelabor)

Training / professional career

  • Since 2016 Head of the Department of Livestock Sciences and Member of the FiBL board of directors
  • 2012 - 2015 Scientific collaborator at the Department of Livestock Sciences FiBL
  • 2007 - 2012 Senior scientist in the animal nutrition group, ETH Zurich
  • 2004 - 2007 Researcher in the agricultural section at Goetheanum, Dornach
  • 2001 - 2004 PhD studies in the animal nutrition group, ETH Zurich
  • 1996 - 2001 Studies in agriculture, Humboldt-University, Berlin

Teaching

  • Biodynamic education Switzerland (since 2015): animal nutrition
  • ETH Zürich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences (since 2007)
  • University Basel, Environmental Sciences (since 2020): two lessons as part of the FiBL organic farming lecture
  • ZHAW, Wädenswil, Master Organic Farming (since 2016): various lessons

Publications

Publications in the Organic Eprints archive

Publications that are not in the Organic Eprints archive

researcherid.com: List of publications of Florian Leiber

Monographs

  • Doktorarbeit. Diss ETH No 15735. Causes and extent of variation in yield, nutritional quality and cheese-making properties of milk by high altitude grazing of dairy cows. Verteidigt: 24. September 2004. Gedruckt 2005. ETH Zürich.
  • Diplomarbeit. Analyse der Dauerleistungskühe in der deutschen Holstein Population. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der „100.000-Liter-Kühe“. Humboldt Universität Berlin, Landwirtschaftlich-Gärtnerische Fakultät, Institut für Nutztierwissenschaften, Fachgebiet Züchtungsmethodik. 14.05.2001. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.2629.5841

Peer-reviewed publications

  • Marquardt, S., Barsila, S.R., Amelchanka, S.L., Devkota, N.R., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2018. Fatty acid profile of ghee derived from two genotypes (cattle-yak vs. yak) grazing different alpine Himalayan pasture sites. Animal Production Science 58:358-368.
  • Muller, A., Schader, C., El –Hage Scialabba, N., Brüggemann, J., Isensee, A., Erb, K.-H., Smith, P., Klocke, P., Leiber, F., Stolze, M., Niggli, U. 2017. Strategies for feeding the world more sustainably with organic agriculture. Nature Communications 8 :1290.
  • Stadtlander, T., Stamer, A., Buser, A., Wohlfahrt, J., Leiber, F., Sandrock, C. 2017. Hermetia illucens meal as fish meal replacement for rainbow trout on farm. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 3:165-175.
  • Ammer, S., Quander, N., Posch, J., Maurer, V., Leiber, F. 2017. Mastleistung von Bruderhähnen bei Fütterung mit unterschiedlichen Proteinquellen. Agrarforschung Schweiz 8:120-125.
  • Leiber, F., Schenk, I.K., Maeschli, A., Ivemeyer, S., Zeitz, J.O., Moakes, S., Klocke, P., Staehli, P., Notz, C., Walkenhorst, M. 2017. Implications of feed concentrate reduction in organic grassland-based dairy systems: a long-term on-farm study. Animal 11:2051-2060.
  • Leiber, F., Gelencsér, T., Stamer, A., Amsler, Z., Wohlfahrt, J., Früh, B., Maurer, V. 2017. 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 32:21–27.
  • Gangnat, I.D.M., Leiber, F., Dufey, P.A., Silacci, P., Kreuzer, M., Berard, J. 2017. Physical activity, forced by steep pastures, affects muscle characteristics and meat quality of suckling beef calves. Journal of Agricultural Science 155:348–359.
  • Leiber, F., Muller, A., Maurer, V., Schader, C., Bieber, A. 2017. Organic dairy farming and sustainability. In: van Belsen, N. (Ed.): Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 2. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/product/3-190-9781838797645
  • Leiber, F. 2016. Buckwheat in the Nutrition of Livestock and Poultry. In: Zhang, M., Kreft, I. et al. (Eds.): Molecular Breeding and Nutritional Aspects of Buckwheat. Elsevier, Academic Press. 229-238.
  • Leiber, F., Holinger, M., Zehner, N., Dorn, K., Probst, J.K., Spengler Neff, A. 2016. Intake estimation in dairy cows fed roughage-based diets: an approach based on chewing behaviour measurements. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 185:9–14.
  • Bludau, M.J., Maeschli, A., Leiber, F., Klocke, P., Berezowski, J.A., Bodmer, M., Vidondo, B. 2016. The influence of the rearing period on intramammary infections in Swiss dairy heifers: A cross-sectional study. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 129:23-34.
  • Dorn, K., Leiber, F., Sundrum, A., Holinger, M., Mayer, P., Walkenhorst, M. 2016. A field trial on the effects of pure sodium propionate and a combination with herbal extracts on short term development of subclinical ketosis. Livestock Science 187:87-95.
  • Grandl, F., Luzi, S.P., Furger, M., Zeitz, J.O., Leiber, F., Ortmann, S., Clauss, M., Kreuzer, M., Schwarm, A. 2016. Biological implications of longevity in dairy cows: 1. Changes in feed intake, feeding behavior and digestion with age. Journal of Dairy Science 99: 3457-3471.
  • Zeitz, J.O., Ineichen, S., Soliva, C.R., Leiber, F., Tschuor, A., Braun, U., Kreuzer, M., Clauss, M. 2016. Variability in microbial population and fermentation traits at various sites within the forestomach and along the digestive tract as assessed in goats fed either grass or browse. Small Ruminant Research 136:7–17.
  • Gangnat, I.D.M., Kreuzer, M., Clavijo McCormick, A., Leiber, F., Berard, J. 2016. Carcass and meat quality of finished and non-finished Limousin heifers from alpine livestock systems differing in altitudinal origin of the forage. Archives of Animal Nutrition 70: 108–126.
  • Maurer, V., Holinger, M., Amsler, Z., Früh, B., Wohlfahrt, J., Stamer, A., Leiber, F. 2016. Replacement of soybean cake by Hermetia illucens meal in diets for layers. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 2:83-90.
  • Schader, C., Muller, A., El-Hage Scialabba, N., Hecht, J., Isensee, A., Erb, K.H., Smith, P., Makkar, H.P.S., Klocke, P., Leiber, F., Schwegler, P., Stolze, M., Niggli, U. 2015. Impacts of feeding less food-competing feedstuffs to livestock on global food system sustainability. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 12:20150891.
  • Leiber, F., Probst, J.K., Zehner, N., Spengler Neff A. 2015. Fress- und Wiederkäuverhalten von Milchkühen bei verschiedenen Fütterungsregimes. Agrarforschung Schweiz 6:462-469.
  • Khiaosa-ard, R., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2015. Apparent recovery of C18 polyunsaturated fatty acids from feed in cows’ milk: a meta-analysis of the importance of dietary fatty acids and feeding regimes in diets without fat supplementation. Journal of Dairy Science 98:6399-6414.
  • Leiber, F., Dorn, K., Probst, J.K., Isensee, A., Ackermann, N., Kuhn, A., Spengler Neff, A. 2015. Concentrate reduction and sequential roughage offer to dairy cows: effects on milk protein yield, protein efficiency and milk quality. Journal of Dairy Research 82:272-278.
  • Oehen, B., Spengler Neff, A., Leiber, F., Schmid, O., Hoffmann, F., Früh, B. 2015. Tierwohl in der Rindermast: Instrumente zur On-Farm-Erhebung. Agrarforschung Schweiz 6:102-109.
  • Leiber, F., Ivemeyer, S., Perler, E., Krenmayr, I., Mayer, P., Walkenhorst, M. 2015. Determination of faeces particle proportions as a tool for the evaluation of the influence of feeding strategies on fibre digestion in dairy cows. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences 25:153-159.
  • Leiber, F. 2014. Resigning protein concentrates in dairy cattle nutrition: a problem or a chance? Organic Agriculture 4:269-273.
  • Isensee, A., Leiber, F., Bieber, A., Spengler, A., Ivemeyer, S., Maurer, V., Klocke, P. 2014. Comparison of a classical with a highly formularized body condition scoring system for dairy cattle. Animal 8:1971-1977.
  • Bludau, M.J., Maeschli, A., Leiber, F., Steiner, A., Klocke, P. 2014. Mastitits in dairy heifers: Prevalence and risk factors. The Veterinary Journal 202:566-572.
  • Leiber, F., Jouven, M., Martin, B., Priolo, A., Coppa, M., Prache, S., Heckendorn, F., Baumont, R. 2014. Potentials and challenges for future sustainable grassland utilisation in animal production. Options Mediterraneennes A 109:33-47.
  • Probst, J.K., Spengler Neff, A., Hillmann, E., Kreuzer, M., Koch-Mathis, M., Leiber, F. 2014. Relationship between stress-related exsanguination blood variables, vocalisation, and stressors imposed on cattle between lairage and stunning box under conventional abattoir conditions. Livestock Science 164:154-158.
  • Shang, Z.H., Gibb, M.J., Leiber, F., Ismail, M., Ding, L.M., Guo, X.S., Long, R.J. 2014. The sustainable development of grassland-livestock systems on the Tibetan plateau: problems, strategies and prospects. The Rangeland Journal 36:267-296.
  • Kälber, T., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2014. Milk fatty acid composition of dairy cows fed green whole-plant buckwheat, phacelia or chicory in their vegetative and reproductive stage. Animal Feed Science and Technology 193:71-83.
  • Willems, H., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2014. Alpha-linolenic and linoleic acid in meat and adipose tissue of grazing lambs differ among alpine pasture types with contrasting plant species and phenolic compound composition. Small Ruminant Research 116:153-164.
  • Kohler, M., Leiber, F., Willems, H., Merbold, L., Liesegang, A. 2013. Influence of altitude on vitamin D and bone metabolism of lactating sheep and goats. Journal of Animal Science 91:5259-5268.
  • Willems, H., Leiber, F., Kohler, M., Kreuzer, M., Liesegang, A. 2013. Altitude, pasture type and sheep breed affect bone metabolism and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in grazing lambs. Journal of Applied Physiology 114:1441-1450.
  • Liesegang, A., Hüttenmoser, D., Risteli, J., Leiber, F., Kreuzer, M., Wanner, M. 2013. Influence of high-altitude grazing on bone metabolism of growing sheep. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 97:58-66.
  • Kälber, T., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2013. Effect of feeding buckwheat and chicory silages on fatty acid profile and cheese-making properties of milk from dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Research 80:81-88.
  • Staerfl, S.M., Zeitz, J.O., Amelchanka, S.L., Kälber, T., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2013. Comparison of the milk fatty acid composition from dairy cows fed high-sugar ryegrass, low-sugar ryegrass, or maize. Dairy Science & Technology 93:201-210.
  • Probst, J.K., Hillmann, E., Leiber, F., Kreuzer, M., Spengler Neff, A. 2013. Influence of gentle touching applied few weeks before slaughter on avoidance distance and slaughter stress in finishing cattle. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 144:14-21.
  • Willems, H., Werder, C., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2013. Das Weidesystem beeinflusst Schlachtleistung und Fleischqualität von gesömmerten Lämmern. Agrarforschung Schweiz 4:4-9.
  • Willems, H., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2013. Vegetation-type effects on performance and meat quality of growing Engadine and Valaisian Black Nose sheep grazing alpine pastures. Livestock Science 151:80-91.
  • Jayanegara, A., Marquardt, S., Wina, E., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2013. In vitro indications for favourable non-additive effects on ruminal methane mitigation between high phenolic and high quality forages. British Journal of Nutrition 109:615-622.
  • Jayanegara, A., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2012. Ruminal disappearance of polyunsaturated fatty acids and appearance of biohydrogenation intermediates when incubating linseed oil with alpine forage plant species in vitro. Livestock Science 147:104-112.
  • Probst, J.K., Spengler Neff, A., Leiber, F., Kreuzer, M., Hillmann, E. 2012. Gentle touching in early life reduces avoidance distance and slaughter stress in beef cattle. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 139:42-49.
  • Khiaosa-ard, R., Soliva, C.R., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F., 2012. Effects of species-diverse alpine pasture forage on in vitro ruminal fermentation when used as donor cow’s feed or directly incubated. Animal 6:1764-1773.
  • Kälber T., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2012. Silages containing buckwheat and chicory: quality, digestibility and nitrogen utilisation by lactating cows. Archives of Animal Nutrition 66:50-65.
  • Richter E.K., Spangenberg, J.E., Willems, H., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2012. Stable carbon isotope composition of perirenal adipose tissue fatty acids from Engadine sheep grazing either mountain or lowland pasture. Journal of Animal Science 90:905-913.
  • Jayanegara, A., Leiber, F., Kreuzer, M. 2012. Meta-analysis of the relationship between dietary tannin level and methane formation in ruminants from in vivo and in vitro experiments. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 96:365-375.
  • Richter, E.K., Spangenberg, J.E., Klevenhusen, F., Soliva, C.R., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2012. Stable carbon isotope composition of c9,t11-conjugated linoleic acid in cow’s milk and dietary fatty acids. Lipids. 47:161-169.
  • Leiber, F., Kunz, C., Kreuzer, M. 2012. Influence of different morphological parts of the buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) herb and its major secondary metabolite rutin on rumen fermentation in vitro. Czech Journal of Animal Science 57:10-18.
  • Jayanegara, A., Wina, E., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2011. Significance of phenolic compounds in tropical forages for the ruminal bypass of polyunsaturated fatty acids and the appearance of biohydrogenation intermediates as determined in vitro. Animal Production Science. 51:1127-1136.
  • Holy, E.W., Forestier, M., Richter, E.K., Akhmedov, A., Leiber, F., Camici, G.G., Pavani, M., Lüscher, T.F., Beer, J.H., Tanner, F.C. 2011. Dietary Alpha-Linolenic Acid Inhibits Arterial Thrombus Formation, Platelet Activation, and Tissue Factor Expression. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 31:1772-1780.
  • Staerfl, S.M., Soliva, C.R., Leiber, F., Kreuzer, M. 2011. Fatty acid profile and oxidative stability of the perirenal fat of bulls fattened on grass silage and maize silage supplemented with tannins, garlic, maca and lupines. Meat Science 89:98-104.
  • Jayanegara, A., Marquardt, S., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2011. Nutrient and energy content, in vitro ruminal fermentation characteristics and methanogenic potential of alpine forage plant species during early summer. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 91:1863-1870.
  • Khiaosa-ard, R., Soliva, C.R., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2011. Influence of alpine forage either employed as donor cow’s feed or as incubation substrate on in vitro ruminal fatty acid biohydrogenation. Livestock Science. 140: 80-87.
  • Winnik, S., Lohmann, C., Richter, E.K., Schäfer, N., Song, W.L., Leiber, F., Mocharla, P., Hofmann, J., Klingenberg, R., Boren, J., Becher, B., FitzGerald, G.A., Lüscher, T.F., Matter, C.M., Beer, J.H. 2011. Dietary -linolenic acid diminishes experimental atherogenesis and restricts T cell-driven inflammation. European Heart Journal. 32: 2573-2584.
  • Leiber, F., Hochstrasser, R., Wettstein, H.-R., Kreuzer, M. 2011. Feeding transition cows with oilseeds: effects on fatty acid composition of adipose tissue, colostrum and milk. Livestock Science 138:1-12.
  • Jayanegara, A., Wina, E., Soliva, C.R., Marquardt, S., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2011. Dependence of forage quality and methanogenic potential of tropical plants on their phenolic fractions as determined by principal component analysis. Animal Feed Science and Technology 163:231-243.
  • Kälber, T., Meier, J.S., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2011. Flowering catch crops used as forage plants for dairy cows: Influence on fatty acids and tocopherols in milk. Journal of Dairy Science 94:1477-1489.
  • Khiaosa-ard, R., Leiber, F., Soliva, C.R. 2010. Methods of emulsifying linoleic acid in biohydrogenation studies in vitro may bias the resulting fatty acid profiles.  Lipids  45:651-657.
  • Richter, E.K., Spangenberg, J.E., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2010. Characterization of rapeseed (Brassica napus) oils by bulk C, O, H, and fatty acid C stable isotope analyses. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 58:8048-8055.
  • Khiaosa-ard, R., Klevenhusen, F., Soliva, C.R., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2010. Transfer of linoleic and linolenic acid from feed to milk in cows fed isoenergetic diets differing in proportion and origin of concentrates and roughages. Journal of Dairy Research 77:331-336.
  • Leiber, F., Tsvetkova, V., Petrova, I., Kreuzer, M., Scheeder, M.R.L. 2010. Two cases of grazing sheep with abundance of trans octadeca fatty acids in milk fat. Milchwissenschaft – Milk Science International 65:73-76.
  • Amelchanka, S.L., Kreuzer, M., Leiber, F. 2010. Utility of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) as feed: effects of forage and grain on in vitro ruminal fermentation and performance of dairy cows. Animal Feed Science and Technology 155:111-121.
  • Leiber, F., Messikommer, R., Wenk, C. 2009. Buchweizen: Ein Futtermittel für Mastbroiler? Agrarforschung 16:448-453.
  • Santschi, D.E., Wettstein, H.-R., Leiber, F., Witschi, A.-K.M., Kreuzer, M. 2009. Colostrum and milk fatty acids of dairy cows as influenced by extruded linseed supplementation during the transition period. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 89:383-392.
  • Leiber, F., Wettstein, H.-R., Kreuzer, M. 2009. Is the intrinsic potassium content of forages an important factor in intake regulation of dairy cows? Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 93:391-399.
  • Leiber, F., Petrova, I., Tsetlpva, V.,Kreuzer, M., Angelow, L.  2009. Effect of trace element supplementation on the milk fatty acid composition in sheep grazing selenium- and iodine-deficient mountain pastures. Milchwissenschaft – Milk Science International 64:150-153.
  • Khiaosa-Ard, R., Bryner, S.F., Scheeder, M.R.L., Wettstein, H.-R., Leiber, F.,Kreuzer, M., Soliva, C.R. 2009. Evidence for the inhibition of the terminal step of ruminal α-linolenic acid biohydrogenation by condensed tannins. Journal of Dairy Science 92:177-188.
  • Leiber, F., Meier, J.S., Burger, B., Wettstein, H.-R., Kreuzer, M., Hatt, J.-M., Clauss, M. 2008. Significance of coprophagy for the fatty acid profile in body tissues of rabbits fed different diets. Lipids 43:853-865.
  • Leiber, F., Kreuzer, M., Leuenberger, H., Wettstein, H.-R. 2006. Contribution of diet type and pasture conditions to the influence of high altitude grazing on intake, performance and composition and renneting properties of the milk of cows. Animal Research 55:37-53.
  • Leiber, F., Nigg, D., Kunz, C., Scheeder, M.R.L., Wettstein H.-R.,  Kreuzer, M. 2005. Protein composition, plasmin activity and cheese-making properties of cow’s milk produced at two altitudes from hay of lowland and high alpine origin. Journal of Dairy Research 72:65-74.
  • Leiber, F., Kreuzer, Nigg, D., Wettstein, H.-R., Scheeder, M.R.L. 2005. A study on the causes for the elevated omega-3 fatty acids in cow's milk of alpine origin. Lipids 40:191-202.
  • Leiber, F., Kreuzer, M., Jörg, B., Leuenberger, H. Wettstein, H.-R. 2004. Contribution of altitude and alpine origin of forage to the influence of alpine sojourn of cows on intake, nitrogen conversion, metabolic stress and milk synthesis. Animal Science 78:351-366.
  • Leiber, F., Scheeder, M.R.L., Wettstein, H.-R., Kreuzer, M. 2004. Milk fatty acid profile of cows under the influence of alpine hypoxia and high mountainous forage quality. Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 13 (Suppl.1):693-696.