Detection of carcass contamination using video image analysis during industrial pig slaughter
J. Tholen, A. Kirse, A. Voß, G. Schulze Althoff, L. Strotkötter, L. Kreienbrock, M. Upmann, Frontiers in Food Science and Technology 6 (2026).

Steam-Vacuum Treatment of Pig Carcass Surfaces
J. Tholen, A. Kirse, H. von Haacke, L. Kreienbrock, L. Strotkötter, G.S. Althoff, M. Upmann, Journal of Food Protection 89 (2025).

Contribution of the main contaminating materials during pig slaughter to the microbial numbers on carcasses 
J. Tholen, M. Upmann, Letters in Applied Microbiology 77 (2024).

Influence of a hygiene feedback system during pig slaughter on the frequency of carcass contamination
J. Tholen, M. Upmann, Journal of Food Safety and Food Qualityf: JFSFQf: Archiv Für Lebensmittelhygiene 75 (2024) 156–160.

Type, areal extent and localization of carcass contaminations during industrial pig slaughter
J. Tholen, J. Grosse-Kleimann, G. Schulze Althoff, L. Kreienbrock, M. Upmann, Meat Science 208 (2023).

Bovine Colostrum for Human Consumption - Improving Microbial Quality and Maintaining Bioactive Characteristics through Processing
S. Fasse, J. Alarinta, B. Frahm, G. Wirtanen, Dairy 2 (2021) 556–575.