Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Birger Puppe

+49 38208 68-800

+49 38208 68-802

puppe@fbn-dummerstorf.de

Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Institute of Behavioural Physiology
Director
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

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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, Research 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, Research 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/Research 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 animal 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