The annual series of events focusses on current and pressing issues in agricultural practice and politics. As an interdisciplinary research institute, the FBN contributes national and international scientific findings on farm animals - from cattle and pigs to fish and insects - to the social debate.
The Livestock Forum 2025 focussed on the question of what contribution a diverse biological and genetic make-up of livestock and their environment can make to sustainable, resource-conserving and socially acceptable animal husbandry. Participants from agriculture, politics and research discussed key aspects relating to the measurability, evaluation and promotion of biodiversity in livestock farming in presentations and panels.
The varied programme included the following presentations:
How can the state of and changes in biodiversity in Germany be measured?
Prof Dr Jens Dauber (Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute)
Monetary valuation of biodiversity
Dr Stefan Mann (Agroscope)
Influence of grazing on vegetation and insect biodiversity
Dr Helmut Saucke (University of Kassel)
What influence does the use of concentrated feed have on biodiversity? - Results from the ‘BioDivMilch’ project
Dr Martin Komainda (University of Göttingen)
How can the genetic diversity of livestock breeds be promoted?
Prof Dr Steffen Weigend (Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut)
The best genotype for the respective environment - old breeds and new species
Prof Dr Klaus Wimmers (FBN)
All presentations of the Livestock Forum 2025 are available at the following link: https://hotcloud.fbn-dummerstorf.de/owncloud/index.php/s/XA5bz1j0AewTfZB
Planning for the Livestock Forum 2026 is underway - then again in presence at the FBN.
