Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Birger Puppe
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Head of Competence area Behaviour and Husbandary
Head of working group Animal Behaviour & Welfare
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Head of Competence area Behaviour and Husbandary
Head of working group Animal Behaviour & Welfare
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Research interests
- Behavioural Biology and Animal Welfare of Applied Animals:
- Social behaviour and stress physiology
- Learning behaviour, cognition and emotion
- Bioacoustics and acoustic communication
- Theory and methodology in applied ethology
Curriculum Vitae
- 2014-present: Head of the Institute of Behavioural Physiology, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) Dummerstorf
- 2011-present: University Professor for Behavioural Sciences at the University of Rostock (joint professorship with the FBN Dummerstorf)
- 2009-present: Head of the Group/Department of Applied Ethology, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) Dummerstorf
- 2008: Habilitation (Dr. rer. nat. habil.) at the Justus Liebig University Giessen
- 1993: Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat. in Behavioural Biology) at the Humboldt-University Berlin
- 1989-present: Research Scientist, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) Dummerstorf
- 1989: Graduation in Biology (Dipl.-Biol.) at the Humboldt-University Berlin
- 1984-1989: Study of Biology (behavioural science and physiology)
Teaching
- Principles of behavioural biology (BSc), Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock
- Principles of livestock ethology and animal welfare (MSc), Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock
- Expert systems in animal welfare (MSc), Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock
Publications
Alindekon, S.; Rodenburg, T. B.; Langbein, J.; Puppe, B.; Wilmsmeier, O.; Wille, S.; Louton, H. (2025):
Development and computer-assisted validation of an RFID system for monitoring night-time perching behaviour in chickens
Proceedings of the 58th Congress of the ISAE, 270
Stocker, T.; Nawroth, C.; Puppe, B.; Erhard, M.; Louton, H. (2025):
A gentling program decreases fear-related behaviour towards humans but not towards novel objects in broiler chickens
Applied Animal Behaviour Science 290: 106710, 1-9
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106710
Alindekon, S.; Deutsch, J.; Rodenburg, T. B.; Langbein, J.; Puppe, B.; Louton, H. (2025):
Tag 'n' Track: Tackling the validation challenge in animal behaviour studies through automated referencing with ArUco markers
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 229: 109812, 1-14
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2024.109812
Alindekon, S.; Deutsch, J.; Langbein, J.; Rodenburg, T. B.; Puppe, B.; Homeier-Bachmann, T.; Louton, H. (2024):
Inferring resource use from functional area presence in a small, single-flock of chickens in a mobile bar
Poultry Science 103: 104123, 1-6
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104123
Alindekon, S.; Rodenburg, T. B.; Langbein, J.; Puppe, B.; Wilmsmeier, O.; Louton, H. (2023):
Setting the stage to tag "n" track: a guideline for implementing, validating and reporting a radio frequency identification system for monitoring resource visit behavior in poultry
Poultry Sci 102 (8): 102799, 1-24
Schwerdtfeger, J.; Krause, A.; Kalbe, C.; Mazzuoli-Weber, G.; Eggert, A.; Puppe, B.; Kuhla, B.; Röttgen, V. (2023):
Endocannabinoid administration affects taste preference and the expression of cannabinoid and opioid receptors in the amygdala of early lactating cows. Sci Rep-UK 13: 4967, 1-13
Goursot, C.; Düpjan, S.; Tuchscherer, A.; Puppe, B.; Leliveld, L. M. C. (2022):
Auditorische Lateralisation und affektive Reaktionen beim Hausschwein. In: Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemäßen Tierhaltung 2022 (Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft e.V., Hrsg.) KTBL, Darmstadt (978-3-945088-94-4): 61-70
Manteuffel, C.; Puppe, B.; Hartwig, T.; Wirthgen, E. (2022):
Learning, health and productivity of group-housed sows conditioned to signal-feeding under realistic husbandry conditions. LIVEST SCI 266: 105111, 1-13
Finkemeier, M.; Krause, A.; Tuchscherer, A.; Puppe, B.; Langbein, J. (2022):
Personality traits affect learning performance in dwarf goats (Capra hircus). Front Vet Sci 9: 916459, 1-13
Nawroth, C.; Langbein, J.; Puppe, B. (2022):
Swine Cognition. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior (Vonk J., Shackelford T. K., Hrsg.) Springer, 20.05.2022 (978-3-319-55064-0): 1461
Krause, A.; Kreiser, M.; Puppe, B.; Tuchscherer, A.; Düpjan, S. (2021):
The effect of age on discrimination learning and self-control in a marshmallow test for pigs. Sci Rep-UK 11: 18287, 1-10
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97770-x
Dirksen, N.; Langbein, J.; Schrader, L.; Puppe, B.; Elliffe, D.; Siebert, K.; Röttgen, V.; Matthews, L (2021):
Learned control of urinary reflexes in cattle to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Curr Biol 31 (17): R1033-R1034
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.011
Düpjan, S.; Moscovice, L. R.; Puppe, B. (2021):
The role of enrichment in optimizing pig behaviour and welfare. In: Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of pigs (Edwards, Sandra (ed.), Newcastle University, UK, Hrsg.) Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambrigde (978-1-78676-443-0): 1-27
Goursot, C.; Düpjan, S.; Puppe, B.; Leliveld, L. M. C. (2021):
Affective styles and emotional lateralization: A promising framework for animal welfare research. Appl Anim Behav Sci 237: 105279, 1-10
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105279
Dirksen, N.; Langbein, J.; Schrader, L.; Puppe, B.; Elliffe, D.; Siebert, K.; Röttgen, V.; Matthews, L. (2020):
Eine erfolgreiche Trainingsprozedur zur Latrinennutzung bei Kälbern.
Vortrag anlässlich der 52. Internationalen Tagung Angewandte Ethologie der Deutschen Veterinärmedizinischen Gesellschaft e.V. (DVG), Fachgruppe Ethologie und Tierhaltung, vom 26.-2. In: Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemäßen Tierhaltung 2020 (KTBL-Schrift , 520) KTBL, Darmstadt (978-3-945088-78-4): 193-203
Leliveld, L. M. C.; Düpjan, S.; Tuchscherer, A.; Puppe, B. (2020):
Hemispheric specialization for processing the communicative and emotional content of vocal communication in a social mammal, the domestic pig. Front Behav Neurosci 14: 596758, 1-10
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.596758
Dirksen, N.; Langbein, J.; Schrader, L.; Puppe, B.; Elliffe, D.; Siebert, K.; Röttgen, V.; Matthews, L. (2020):
How can cattle be toilet trained? Incorporating reflexive behaviours into a behavioural chain. Animals 10 (10): 1889, 1-17
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101889
Dirksen, N.; Langbein, J.; Matthews, L.; Puppe, B.; Elliffe, D.; Schrader, L. (2020):
Conditionability of 'voluntary' and 'reflexive-like' behaviors, with special reference to elimination behavior in cattle. Neurosci Biobehav R 115: 5-12
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.05.006
Röttgen, V.; Schön, P.- C.; Becker, D.; Tuchscherer, A.; Wrenzycki, C.; Düpjan, S.; Puppe, B. (2020):
Automatic recording of individual oestrus vocalisation in group-housed dairy cattle: development of a cattle call monitor. Animal 14 (1): 198-205
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731119001733
Manteuffel, C.; Puppe, B. (2019):
First results of a practical validation of signal feeding - an automated operant conditioning in sows. In: Precision Livestock Farming '19 : Papers prsented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, Cork, Ireland, 26-29 August 2019 (B. O’Brien, D. Hennessy, L. Shalloo, Hrsg.) Teagasc, Cork (978-1-84170-654-2): 559-565