Organization

The FBN is supervised by a board of curators with executive functions and a scientific advisory committee with consultative functions. A director coordinates, manages and administers the institute.

The FBN is moving towards a systemic research strategy by aiming at exploiting interdisciplinary synergisms from the disciplinary approaches of its research units to solve complex research tasks.

A total of 240 staff members are employed, including 60 scientists with expertise in agricultural sciences, biology, veterinary medicine, physics and mathematics who cooperate in investigating the principles of genetics, reproduction, nutrition, behaviour, growth and development of farm animals.

The Institute’s premises cover about 200.000 m². FBN staff is provided with 4.000 m² of office and work space as well as with 4.900 m² of laboratory space.

According to its specific tasks, administration is adequately equipped and structured in the three main sections „General Administration and Personal Affairs“, „Budget and Purchase“, „Real Estates and Construction“.

The Large Animal Facilities of FBN can provide housing for 450 livestock units (cattle, pig, sheep, goat, horse). An experimental slaughterhouse is on site. As an alternative to experimental animals, in-vitro-techniques are applied wherever feasible.

The FBN publishes the internationally renowned ´Archives Animal Breeding´