Dr. agr. Christian Nawroth
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Working Group Animal Behaviour & Welfare
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Working Group Animal Behaviour & Welfare
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Research interests
I am interested in how animals perceive and interact with their physical and social environment. In particular, my research focuses on the cognitive capacities of farm (goats, horses, pigs, sheep) and zoo animals (great apes, penguins) and how this knowledge can ultimately be used to improve their management conditions and human-animal interactions.
- Animal Cognition
- Human-Animal Interactions
- Animal Welfare Science
- Animal Ethics
Curriculum Vitae
- 2025-present: Senior scientist, FBN Dummerstorf, Germany
- 2017-2025: Post Doc, FBN Dummerstorf, Germany
- 2015-2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen Mary University London, UK
- 2010-2015: Doctoral student, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Doctoral thesis: Farm Animal Cognition - Physico- and Socio-cognitive Capabilities of Ungulate Livestock - 2009: Diploma in Biology, University of Würzburg, Germany
Publications
Langbein, J.; Nawroth, C. (2023):
Captive Animal Behavior: Individual Differences in Learning and Cognition, and Implications on Animal Welfare
Frontiers (978-2-83251-080-3)
https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-83251-080-3
Langbein, J.; Nawroth, C. (2022):
Editorial: Captive animal behavior: Individual differences in learning and cognition, and implications on animal welfare
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9: 1102122, 1-3
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1102122
Nawroth, C.; Rorvang, M. V. (2022):
Opportunities (and challenges) in dairy cattle cognition research: A key area needed to design future high welfare housing systems
Applied Animal Behaviour Science 255: 105727, 1-8
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2022.105727
Muñoz-Tamayo, R.; Nielsen, B.; Gagaoua, M.; Gondret, F.; Krause, E.T.; Morgavi, D. P.; Olsson, A.; Pastell, M.; Taghipoor, M.; Tedeschi, L.; Veissier, I.; Nawroth, C. (2022):
Seven steps to enhance Open Science practices in animal science Open Access
PNAS Nexus 1 (3): pgac106, 1-6
https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac106
Rosenberger, K.; Simmler, M.; Langbein, J.; Nawroth, C.; Keil, N. (2022):
Responsiveness of domesticated goats towards various stressors following long-term cognitive test exposure
PeerJ 10: e12893, 1-25
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12893
Nawroth, C.; Krause, E.T. (2022):
The Academic, Societal and Animal Welfare Benefits of Open Science for Animal Science
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9: 810989, 1-6
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.810989
Nawroth, C.; Rosenberger, K.; Keil, N.; Langbein, J. (2022):
Goats (Capra hircus) From Different Selection Lines Differ in Their Behavioural Flexibility
Frontiers in Psychology 12: 796464, 1-7
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.796464
Rosenberger, K.; Simmler, M.; Langbein, J.; Keil, N.; Nawroth, C. (2021):
Performance of goats in a detour and problem-solvins test following long-term cognitive test exposure
Royal Society Open Science 8 (10): 210656, 1-15
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210656
Nawroth, C.; Rosenberger, K.; Keil, N.; Langbein, J. (2021):
Untersuchungen zum sozialen Lernen bei Ziegen: Erste Ergebnisse
KTBL-Schrift 523: 261-263
Rorvang, M. V.; Ničová, K.; Sassner, H.; Nawroth, C. (2021):
Horses’ (Equus caballus) Ability to Solve Visible but Not Invisible Displacement Tasks Is Associated With Frustration Behavior and Heart Rate
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 15: 792035, 1-13
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.792035
Brecht, K.; Legg, E.; Nawroth, C.; Fraser, H.; Ostojić, L. (2021):
The status and value of replications in animal behavior science
Animal Behavior and Cognition 8 (2): 97-106
https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.08.02.01.2021
Nawroth, C.; Baciadonna, L.; Emery, N. J. (2021):
Editorial: Humans in an Animal’s World – How Non-human Animals Perceive and Interact with Humans
Frontiers in Psychology 12: 733430, 1-4
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733430
Krause, A.; Nawroth, C. (2021):
Animal Emotions - Do Animals Feel as We Do?
Frontiers for Young Minds 9: 622811, 1-7
https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2021.622811
Nawroth, C.; Gygax, L. (2021):
The Legislative, Ethical, and Conceptual Importance of Replicability in Farm Animal Welfare Science
Animal Behavior and Cognition 8 (2): 247-250
https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.08.02.11.2021
Raoult, C. M. C.; Osthaus, B.; Hildebrand, A. C. G.; McElligott, A. G.; Nawroth, C. (2021):
Goats show higher behavioural flexibility than sheep in a spatial detour task
Royal Society Open Science 8 (3): 201627, 1-9
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201627
Düpjan, S.; Krause, A.; Moscovice, L. R.; Nawroth, C. (2020):
Emotional contagion and its implications for animal welfare
CABI Reviews 15: 046, 1-6
https://doi.org/10.1079/PAVSNNR202015046
Rosenberger, K.; Simmler, M.; Nawroth, C.; Langbein, J.; Keil, N. (2020):
Goats work for food in a contrafreeloading task
Scientific Reports 10: 22336, 1-12
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78931-w
Zobel, G.; Nawroth, C. (2020):
Current state of knowledge on the cognitive capacities of goats and its potential to inform species-specific enrichment
Small Ruminant Research 192 (11): 106208, 1-8
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2020.106208
Nawroth, C.; Martin, Z.; McElligott, A. G. (2020):
Goats follow human pointing gestures in an object choice task
Frontiers in Psychology 11: 915, 1-6
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00915
Mastellone, V.; Scandurra, A.; D Aniello, B.; Nawroth, C.; Saggese, F.; Silvestre, P.; Lombardi, P. (2020):
Long-term socialization with humans affects human-directed behavior in goats
Animals 10 (4): 578, 1-9
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10040578