Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) Working Group Metabolic Health Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2 18196 Dummerstorf
Research interests
Animal-welfare-friendly husbandry and feeding of dairy cows and calves
The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in livestock farming
Interventions to improve animal welfare, particularly animal health, in dairy farming
Curriculum Vitae
2021–present: Professor of Animal Health Management at Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
2019–present: Research Associate at the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf, Germany
2025: Venia legendi in Animal Health at the University of Rostock, Germany
2013–2019: Veterinary Consultant at Alta Deutschland GmbH, Germany
2013: Specialist veterinary surgeon in animal nutrition and dietetics
2010–2013: Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Animal Nutrition, Nutritional Disorders and Dietetics, University of Leipzig, Germany
2008–2010: Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Veterinary Physiology and Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Germany
2006–2008: PhD at the Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Free University of Berlin, Germany
2006: Registered as a veterinary surgeon
Teaching
2021–present: Courses on the anatomy and physiology of domestic animals, infectious and production-related diseases in farm animals, animal health and fertility management, antibiotic resistance from farm to fork, and "stables of the future"
2021–2025: Courses at the AUF at the University of Rostock on calf management, cow signalling and fertility disorders in farm animals
2010–2013: Practical sessions on feed science and animal nutrition; practical training on surveying feeding practices for cattle, pigs and sheep at the Institute of Animal Nutrition, Nutritional Deficiencies and Dietetics; various compulsory elective modules, e.g. feed-related diseases
2008–2010: Carbohydrate metabolism, biochemistry practicals and colloquium at the Institute of Veterinary Physiology and Chemistry; various compulsory elective modules, e.g. disorders of lipid metabolism in cattle and horses
2006–2008: Physiology practicals at the Institute of Veterinary Physiology