Neue Ansätze für verbesserte Haltungsbedingungen dank Kognitionsforschung

Eine Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse des am 25. und 26. März durchgeführten internationalen Symposiums zur Nutztierkognition ist nun in einer neuen Ausgabe der IGN Spezial erschienen.

Protecting the environment and resources through optimal phosphorus utilisation

DFG extends joint research project “P-FOWL” of the University of Hohenheim and the FBN by three years.

High standards in working with animals

Advanced course in laboratory animal science took place for the second time.

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)

The Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) researches the functional biodiversity of farm animals in the context of the specific environments in which they are kept and derives sustainable solutions for farm animal husbandry.

Three programme areas - basis of our research conception

PA1: Biodiversity & Adaptation

Animals differ in the quantitative as well as qualitative expression of their characteristics (biodiversity) and in their ability to adapt more or less successfully to changing environmental conditions (adaptation).
PA2: Animal Welfare & Animal Health

Today, the sustainable safeguarding of animal health and welfare of animals under human care is a main task coherently recognized and demanded by science, society, policy and economy.
PA3: Resource Utilisation & Environmental Interactions

Careful treatment of the environment is a key requirement for future livestock farming, with the anticipated climate change posing a particular challenge.