2025

• Markey, Alice; Groβe-Brinkhaus, Christine; Mörlein, Daniel; Mörlein, Johanna; Wilmot, Hélène; Tholen, Ernst; Gengler, Nicolas (2025): Genetic investigations into the use of sensory evaluation: the case of boar taint discrimination in Pietrain sired crossbreds. In Journal of animal science 103. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skae389.
• Zerbe, Maximilian; Mörlein, Daniel; Hörtenhuber, Stefan Josef (2025): Towards climate neutrality: Comparison of mitigation strategies for agricultural emissions using GWP100 and GWP* metrics. In Environmental Challenges 18, p. 101060. DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2024.101060.

2024

• Mörlein, Daniel; Mörlein, Johanna; Gerlach, Christoph; Strack, Micha; Kranz, Bertolt; Brüggemann, Dagmar A. (2024): An overlooked compound contributing to boar taint and consumer rejection of meat products: 2-Aminoacetophenone. In Meat science 213, p. 109497. DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2024.109497.
• Siebenmorgen, Claire; Mörlein, Johanna; Strack, Micha; Tetens, Jens; Mörlein, Daniel (2024): Enhancing agro-biodiversity in chicken: a sensory comparison of broths from German local chicken breeds and their crossbreeds. In Poultry science 103 (6), Article 103683. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103683.
• Olschewsky, Anna; Krieger, Margret; Hoischen-Taubner, Susanne; Mörlein, Daniel; Klingel, Stefanie; Thaller, Georg; Hinrichs, Dirk (2024): Performance, carcass quality and meat quality of the endangered German Angler Saddleback pig. In PloS one 19 (4), Article e0300361. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300361.
• Munawar, Agus Arip; Zulfahrizal; Mörlein, Daniel (2024): Prediction accuracy of near infrared spectroscopy coupled with adaptive machine learning methods for simultaneous determination of chlorogenic acid and caffeine on intact coffee beans. In Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering 10, p. 100913. DOI: 10.1016/j.cscee.2024.100913.

2023

2022

2021

2020

• Milovanovic, Djekic, Miocinovic, Djordjevic, Lorenzo, Barba, Mörlein, Tomasevic (2020). What Is the Color of Milk and Dairy Products and How Is It Measured? Foods, 9(11), 1629
• Škrlep, Tomašević, Mörlein, Novaković, Egea, Garrido, Linares, Peñaranda, Aluwé, Font-i-Furnols (2020). The Use of Pork from Entire Male and Immunocastrated Pigs for Meat Products—An Overview with Recommendations Animals, 10(10), 1754
• Aluwé, Heyrman, Almeida, Babol, Battacone, Čítek, Font-i-Furnols, Getya, Karolyi, Kostyra, Kress, Kušec, Mörlein, Semenova, Škrlep, Stoyanchev, Tomašević, Tudoreanu, Van Son, Żakowska-Biemans, Zamaratskaia, Van den Broeke, Egea (2020). Exploratory Survey on European Consumer and Stakeholder Attitudes towards Alternatives for Surgical Castration of Piglets Animals, 10(10), 1758
• Font-i-Furnols, Martín-Bernal, Aluwé, Bonneau, Haugen, Mörlein D., Mörlein J., Panella-Riera, Škrlep (2020). Feasibility of on/at Line Methods to Determine Boar Taint and Boar Taint Compounds: An Overview Animals 10(10), 1886
• Gkarane, V., Ciulu, M., Altmann, B.A., Schmitt, A.O., Mörlein, D. (2020). The Effect of Algae or Insect Supplementation as Alternative Protein Sources on the Volatile Profile of Chicken Meat. Foods 9(9), 1235.
• Escobedo del Bosque, C.I., Altmann, B.A., Ciulu, M., Halle, I., Jansen, S., Nolte, T., Weigend, S., Mörlein, D. (2020). Meat quality parameters and sensory properties of one high-performing and two local chicken breeds fed with Vicia faba. Foods 9(8), 1052.
• Altmann, Wigger, Ciulu, Mörlein: The effect of insect or microalga alternative protein feeds on broiler meat quality Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, doi: 10.1002/jsfa.10473.
• Grahl, Strack, Mensching, Mörlein: Alternative protein sources in Western diets: Food product development and consumer acceptance of spirulina-filled pasta Food Quality and Preference, 84, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.103933
• Nolte, Jansen, Weigend, Moerlein, Halle, Link, Hummel, Simianer, Sharifi: Growth Performance of Local Chicken Breeds, a High-Performance Genotype and Their Crosses Fed with Regional Faba Beans to Replace Soy Animals, 10(4), 702; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10040702
• Gkarane, Ciulu, Altmann, Mörlein: Effect of Alternative Protein Feeds on the Content of Selected Endogenous Bioactive and Flavour-Related Compounds in Chicken Breast Meat Foods, 9(4), 392; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9040392

2019

• Altmann, Neumann, Rothstein, Liebert, Mörlein: Do dietary soy alternatives lead to pork quality improvements or drawbacks? A look into micro-alga and insect protein in swine diets. Meat Science 153, 26-34. Free Access until 28.04.2019. here
• Mörlein, Meier-Dinkel, Gertheiss, Schnäckel, Mörlein: Sustainable use of tainted boar meat: Blending is a strategy for processed products. Meat Science 152, 65–72. Free Access until 20.04.2019. here
• Mörlein: Sensory evaluation of meat and meat products: fundamentals and applications IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 333.

2018

• Siekmann, Janisch, Wigger, Urban, Zentek, Krischek: Lohmann Dual: A dual-purpose chicken as an alternative to commercial broiler chicken? Aspects of meat quality, lipid oxidation, shear force and muscle structure. European Poultry Science 2018, 82. doi:10.1399/eps.2018.254.
• Siekmann, Meier-Dinkel, Janisch, Altmann, Kaltwasser, Sürie, Krischek: Carcass Quality, Meat Quality and Sensory Properties of the Dual-Purpose Chicken Lohmann Dual. Foods 7(10), 156. doi:10.3390/foods7100156.
• Aluwe, Aaslyng, Backus, Bonneau, Chevillon, Haugen, Meier-Dinkel, Mörlein, Oliver, Snoek, Tuyttens, Font-i-Furnols: Consumer acceptance of minced meat patties from boars in four European countries. Meat Science 137, 235-243. doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2017.11.034.
• Altmann, Neumann, Velten, Liebert, Mörlein: Meat Quality Derived from High Inclusion of a Micro-Alga or Insect Meal as an Alternative Protein Source in Poultry Diets: A Pilot Study.Foods 7(3), 34; doi:10.3390/foods7030034.
• Grahl, Palanisamy, Strack, Meier-Dinkel, Toepfl, Mörlein: Towards more sustainable meat alternatives: How technical parameters affect the sensory properties of extrusion products derived from soy and algae. Journal of Cleaner Production 198. 962-971. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.041.
• Grahl, Strack, Weinrich, Mörlein: Consumer-Oriented Product Development: The Conceptualization of Novel Food Products Based on Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) and Resulting Consumer Expectations. Journal of Food Quality, vol. 2018, Article ID 1919482, 11 pages. doi:10.1155/2018/1919482

2017

• Adnan, von Hörsten, Pawelzik, Mörlein: Rapid Prediction of Moisture Content in Intact Green Coffee Beans Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy Foods 6(5), 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods6050038
• Liu, Trautmann/Mörlein, Wigger, Zhou, Mörlein: Fatty acid composition and its association with chemical and sensory analysis of boar taint. Food Chemistry 15; 231:301-308. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.112.
• Adnan, von Hörsten, Pawelzik, Mörlein: Rapid Prediction of Moisture Content in Intact Green Coffee Beans Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Foods 6(5). doi: 10.3390/foods6050038.
• Trautmann/Mörlein, Meier-Dinkel, Gertheiss, Mörlein: Noise and accustomation: A pilot study of trained assessors olfactory performance. PLOS ONE 12(4).

2016

• Mörlein, Trautmann/Mörlein, Gertheiss, Meier-Dinkel, Fischer, Eynck, Heres, Looft, Tholen: Interaction of Skatole and Androstenone in the Olfactory Perception of Boar Taint. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 64 (22), 4556-4565.
• Krischek, Janisch, Naraballobh, Brunner, Wimmers, Wicke: Altered incubation temperatures between embryonic Days 7 and 13 influence the weights and the mitochondrial respiratory and enzyme activities in breast and leg muscles of broiler embryos. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 83, 71-78.
• Liu, Trakooljul, Muráni, Krischek, Schellander, Wicke, Wimmers, Ponsuksili: Molecular changes in mitochondrial respiratory activity and metabolic enzyme activity in muscle of four pig breeds with distinct metabolic types. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes 48, 55-65.
• Naraballobh, Trakooljul, Murani, Brunner, Krischek, Janisch, Wicke, Ponsuksili, Wimmers: Transient Shifts of Incubation Temperature Reveal Immediate and Long-Term Transcriptional Response in Chicken Breast Muscle Underpinning Resilience and Phenotypic Plasticity. PlosOne. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162485.
• Naraballobh, Trakooljul, Murani, Brunner, Krischek, Janisch, Wicke, Ponsuksili, Wimmers: Immediate and long-term transcriptional response of hind muscle tissue to transient variation of incubation temperature in broilers. BMC Genomics17, 323.
• Meier-Dinkel, Strack, Höinghaus, Mörlein: Consumers dislike boar taint related off-flavours in pork chops regardless of a meal context. Meat Science 122, 119-124.
• Mörlein, Trautmann/Mörlein, Gertheiss, Meier-Dinkel, Fischer, Eynck, Heres, Looft, Tholen: Interaction of Skatole and Androstenone in the Olfactory Perception of Boar Taint. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry 64, 4556-4565.
• Meier-Dinkel, Gertheiss, Schnäckel, Mörlein: Consumers' perception and acceptance of boiled and fermented sausages from strongly boar tainted meat. Meat Science 118, 34-42.
• Trautmann/Mörlein, Meier-Dinkel, Gertheiss, Mörlein: Boar taint detection: A comparison of three sensory protocols. Meat Science 111, 92-100.
• Liu, Schmidt, Mörlein: Feasibility of boar taint classification using a portable Raman device. Meat Science 116, 133-136.

2015

• Liu, Du, Trakooljul, Brand, Muráni, Krischek, Wicke, Schwerin, Wimmers, Ponsuksili: Muscle Transcriptional Profile Based on Muscle Fiber, Mitochondrial Respiratory Activity, and Metabolic Enzymes. International Journal of Biological Sciences 11, 1348-1362.
• Janisch, Sharifi, Wicke, Krischek: Changing the incubation temperature during embryonic myogenesis influences the weight performance and meat quality of male and female broilers. Poultry Science 94, 2581-2588.
• Meier-Dinkel, Gertheiss, Müller, Wesoly, Mörlein: Evaluating the performance of sensory quality control: The case of boar taint. Meat Science 100, 73-84.
• Mörlein, Christensen, Gertheiss: Validation of boar taint detection by sensory quality control: Relationship between sample size and uncertainty of performance indicators. Meat Science 100, 232-236.
• Mörlein, Tholen: Fatty acid composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue from entire male pigs with extremely divergent levels of boar taint compounds - An exploratory study. Meat Science 99, 1-7.
• Mörlein, Schiermann, Meier-Dinkel, Trautmann/Mörlein, Wigger, Buttinger, Wicke: Effects of context and repeated exposure on food liking: The case of boar taint. Food Research International 67, 390-399.
• Popp, Wicke, Klein, Krischek: The relationship of pork longissimus muscle pH to mitochondrial respiratory activities, meat quality and muscle structure. Animal 9, 356-361.

2014

• Bunmee, Jaturasitha, Kreuzer, Wicke: Can calcium chloride injection facilitate the ageing-derived improvement in the quality of meat from culled dairy cows? Meat Science 96, 1440-1445.
• Fischer, Gerlach, Meier-Dinkel, Elsinghorst, Boeker, Schmarr, Wüst:2-Aminoacetophenone? A hepatic skatole metabolite as a potential contributor to boar taint. Food Research International 62, 35-42.
• Lambertz, Pranpasert, Holtz, Moors, Jaturasitha, Wicke, Gauly: Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Swamp Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) Fattened at Different Feeding Intensities. Asian-Australian Journal of Animal Sciences 27, 551-560.
• Trautmann/Mörlein, Gertheiss, Wicke, Mörlein: How olfactory acuity affects the sensory assessment of boar fat: A proposal for quantification. Meat Science 98, 255-262.

2013

• Krischek, Gerken, Wicke: Effects of a higher incubation temperature between embryonic day 9 and 12 on growth and meat quality characteristics of turkeys. British Poultry Science 54, 5-11.
• Krischek, Kuembet, Wicke, Gerken: A higher incubation temperature between embryonic day 3 and 6 influences growth and meat quality characteristics of broiler after hatch. European Poultry Science 77, 59-65.
• Meier-Dinkel, Sharifi, Frieden, Tholen, Fischer, Wicke, Mörlein: Consumer acceptance of fermented sausages made from boars is not distracted by respective information. Meat Science 94, 468-473.
• Meier-Dinkel, Sharifi, Tholen, Frieden, Bucking, Wicke, Mörlein: Sensory evaluation of boar loins: Trained assessors' olfactory acuity affects the perception of boar taint compounds. Meat Science 94, 19-26.
• Meier-Dinkel, Trautmann/Mörlein, Frieden, Tholen, Knorr, Sharifi, Bucking, Wicke, Mörlein: Consumer perception of boar meat as affected by labelling information, malodorous compounds and sensitivity to androstenone. Meat Science 93, 248-256.
• Mörlein, Meier-Dinkel, Moritz, Sharifi, Knorr: Learning to smell: Repeated exposure increases sensitivity to androstenone, a major component of boar taint. Meat Science 94, 425-431.
• Popp, Krischek, Janisch, Wicke, Klein: Physico-chemical and microbiological properties of raw fermented sausages are not influenced by color differences of turkey breast meat. Poultry Science 92, 1366-1375.

2012

• Lakshmanan, Koch, Brand, Mannicke, Wicke, Mörlein, Raum: Prediction of the intramuscular fat content in loin muscle of pig carcasses by quantitative time-resolved ultrasound. Meat Science 90, 216-225.
• Mörlein, Lungerhausen, Sharifi, Knorr: A single nucleotide polymorphism in the CYP2E1 gene promoter affects skatole content in backfat of boars of two commercial Duroc-sired crossbred populations. Meat Science 92, 739-744.
• Mörlein, Grave, Sharifi, Bucking, Wicke: Different scalding techniques do not affect boar taint. Meat Science 91, 435-440.

2011

• Koch, Lakshmanan, Brand, Wicke, Raum, Morlein: Ultrasound velocity and attenuation of porcine soft tissues with respect to structure and composition: I. Muscle. Meat Science 88, 51-58.
• Koch, Lakshmanan, Brand, Wicke, Raum, Morlein: Ultrasound velocity and attenuation of porcine soft tissues with respect to structure and composition: II. Skin and backfat. Meat Science 88, 67-74.