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Minister Dr. Till Backhaus visits the FBN
As part of his "summer tour", the Minister for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas and the Environment, Dr. Till Backhaus, visited our campus…
Foliage from agroforestry systems as animal feed
As part of the new agroforestry demonstration project "FuLaWi", a multidisciplinary consortium of scientists, practitioners and consultants is…
Get me out of here! - New project at FBN investigates helping behavior in pigs
Pigs are known for their intelligence and social nature. Can they recognize when a fellow pig needs help and actively support each other? A pioneering…
FBN launches an app for visualising the bovine physical-genetic map
The Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) presents a new app called "CLARITY", which enables an interactive visualisation of the bovine…
AI to improve animal welfare in livestock farming
Innovative project "VerZi" launched for behaviour monitoring of dairy goats.
Prof. Dr. Norbert Reinsch takes leave for retirement
Prof. Dr. Norbert Reinsch, head of the Institute of Genetics and Biometry for many years, retired with great honour.
Successfully reducing animal testing: The 3Rs principle in fish research
Scientists at the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) are increasingly using cell cultures to draw conclusions about the consequences of…
Well-deserved victory for Annkatrin Pahl in the "Rostock's Eleven" communication competition
Annkatrin Pahl from the Institute of Behavioural Physiology at the FBN was able to convince the top-class jury of science journalists in the 14th…
Summer School of the EU project PIGWEB attracts young researchers to Dummerstorf and Rostock
Focus on responsible research on pigs to improve sustainability, health and animal welfare.
Kick-off for EuroFAANG on 27 February in Berlin
The Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology Dummerstorf (FBN) will develop standardised processes for international farm animal research over the…