Sonja Schmucker, Dr. rer. nat.

• Biological rhythms and immune function in the pig
• Effects of dietary Ca/P supply on the immune system in two contrasting high-yielding laying hen strains
• Stress, immune function and health: Projects in farm animals
• Stress-induced immune modulations and interactions of immune cells with bacteria (interkingdom signaling)
• Animal welfare: Improving experimental approaches to assessing housing conditions and welfare in livestock

Link GoogleScholar

Link Scopus

Selected Publications

• Schmucker, S.; Hofmann, T.; Sommerfeld, V.; Huber, K; Rodehudscort, M. and Stefanski, V. (2021): Immune parameters in two different laying hen strains during five production periods. Poultry Science 100: 101408; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2021.101408
  
  
• Engert L.C., Pfaffinger B., Weiler U., Stefanski V., Schmucker S., 2019. Photoperiodic effects on diurnal rhythms in cell numbers of peripheral leukocytes in domestic pigs. Frontiers in Immunology 10:393; DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00393

• Engert L.C., Pfaffinger B., Weiler U., Stefanski V., Schmucker S., 2018. Diurnal rhythms in peripheral blood immune cell numbers of domestic pigs. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 79:11-20; DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.10.003

• Engert L.C., Weiler U., Stefanski V., Schmucker S., 2017. Glucocorticoid receptor number and affinity differ between peripheral blood mononuclear cells and granulocytes in domestic pigs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 61:11-16; DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2017.04.004

• Hofmann T., Schmucker S., 2020. Characterization of Chicken Leukocyte Subsets from Lymphatic Tissue by Flow Cytometry. Cytometry Part A, early view; DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.24214

• Hofmann T., Schmucker S., Sommerfeld V., Rodehutscord M., Huber K., Stefanski V., 2021. Immunomodulating effects of dietary phosphorus and calcium in two laying hen strains. Animals 11(1), 129; DOI: 10.3390/ani11010129

• Reiske L., Schmucker S., Steuber J., Toulouse C., Pfaffinger B., Stefanski V., 2020. Interkingdom cross-talk in times of stress: Salmonella Typhimurium grown in the presence of catecholamines inhibits porcine immune functionality in vitro. Frontiers in Immunology 11: Article 572056; DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2020.572056

• Reiske L., Schmucker S., Pfaffinger B., Weiler U., Steuber J., Stefanski V., 2020. Intravenous infusion of cortisol, adrenaline or noradrenaline alters porcine immune cell numbers and promotes innate over adaptive immune functionality. Journal of Immunology 15, 204(12):3205-3216; DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000269

• Heyer C.M.E., Schmucker S., Aumiller T., Föll A., Uken K., Rodehutscord M., Hoelzle L.E., Seifert J., Stefanski V., Mosenthin R., Weiss E., 2016. The impact of dietary phosphorus and calcium on the intestinal microbiota and mitogen-induced proliferation of mesenteric lymph node lymphocytes in pigs. Journal of Animal Science 94:373-376; DOI: 10.2527/jas2015-9725

• Grün V., Schmucker S., Schalk C., Flauger B., Weiler U., Stefanski V., 2014. Characterization of the adaptive immune response following immunization in pregnant sows (Sus scrofa) kept in two different housing systems. Journal of Animal Science 92:3388‑3397; DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-7531