PD Dr. rer. nat. habil. Björn Kuhla

Forschungsinstitut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN)
Leiter der Arbeitsgruppe Biochemie der Ernährung
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

ResearchGate

Forschungsinteressen

Neuronale und Metabolische Kontrolle der Futteraufnahme
Zusammenhänge zwischen Futterverwertung, Futterration und Methanausstoß
Metabolische Anpassung an heißes Klima

Lebenslauf

2013-heute: Abteilungsleiter "Stoffwechseleffizienz" am Leibniz-Institut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN) im Institut für Ernährungsphysiologie "Oskar Kellner"
2009-2012: Nachwuchsgruppenleiter „Futteraufnahmeregulation“ am Leibniz-Institut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN) Dummerstorf
2006-heute: Wissenschaftler am Leibniz-Institut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN) im Institut für Ernährungsphysiologie "Oskar Kellner"
Habilitation und venia legendi in Biochemie
Post Doc at the Agrarforschungszentrum der Bayer AG Monheim, der Universität Leipzig und der Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Diplom and Promotion in Chemie
Abitur und Ausbildung in Fach Tierproduktion

Lehre

Anatomisch-physiologische Grundlagen der Tierernährung
Stoffwechsel- und Leistungsphysiologie
Praktikum: “Isolierung von RNA aus Pflanzenteilen"

Publikationen

Schwerdtfeger, J.; Görs, S.; Kuhla, B. (2025):

Replacing Soybean Meal with Hemp Leaves with Very Low THC Content in the Diet for Dairy Cows: Impact on Digestibility, Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Energy Metabolism

Jessica Schwerdtfeger, Solvig Görs, Björn Kuhla

Animals 15 (11): 1662, 1-25

https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15111662

Schwerdtfeger, J.; Görs, S.; Dannenberger, D.; Kuhla, B. (2025):

Replacing Soybean Meal with Hemp Leaves in a Dairy Cow Diet: Plasma Antioxidative Capacity, Inflammatory Parameters and Milk Constituents

Jessica Schwerdtfeger, Solvig Görs, Dirk Dannenberger, Björn Kuhla

Animals 15 (10): 1414, 1-26

https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15101414

Koch, F.; Viergutz, C.; Kühn, C.; Kuhla, B. (2025):

Dynamic immune and molecular responses to chronic heat stress in blood and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of dairy cows

Franziska Koch, Björn Kuhla

Frontiers in Immunology 16: 1633453, 1-18

https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1633453

Cahyo, H. N.; Niu, P.; Pope, P. B.; Gimsa, U.; Kuhla, B.; Schwarm, A. (2025):

Methane category, immune response, and rumen microbial community in early and late lactating dairy cows

Ulrike Gimsa, Björn Kuhla

Journal of Dairy Science: 1-15

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2025-26925

Müller-Kiedrowski, C. B. M.; Görs, S.; Mittermeier-Kleßinger, V. K.; Dawid, C.; Wrage-Mönnig, N.; Kuhla, B. (2025):

Feeding salicylates containing willow leaves to cattle modulates urea metabolism and mitigates urine-derived ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions from soil

Solvig Görs, Björn Kuhla

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 388: 109671, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109671

Eslamizad, M.; Schmicke, M.; Sauerwein, H.; Kuhla, B. (2025):

Partial replacement of high-fibre forages with corn silage across the lactation cycle: effects on methane emission, rumen fermentation and efficiency in dairy cows

Björn Kuhla

Animal 19 (5): 101494, 1-12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2025.101494

Grześkowiak, L.; Cerón, J. J.; Lopez, M.; Martínez-Vallespín, B.; Schulze Holthausen, J.; Krüsselmann, P.; Metges, C. C.; Kuhla, B.; Vahjen, W.; Zentek, J.; Saliu, E.-M. (2024):

Dietary fiber and weaning age affect stress and immune markers in saliva of sows and their offspring

Cornelia Christiane Metges, Björn Kuhla

Journal of Animal Science 102, skae312, 1-8

https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skae312

Reyer, H.; Honerlagen, H.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Kuhla, B.; Wimmers, K. (2024):

Multi-tissue gene expression profiling of cows with a genetic predisposition for low and high milk urea levels

Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Siriluck Wimmers, Björn Kuhla, Klaus Wimmers

Animal Biotechnology 35 (1): 2322542, 1-9

https://doi.org/10.1080/10495398.2024.2322542

Müller, C. B. M.; Tümmler, L.-M.; Reyer, H.; Viergutz, T.; Kuhla, B. (2024):

Interactions between rumen epithelium-associated microbiota and host immunological and metabolic adaptations in response to different milk replacer feeding intensities in dairy calves [epublished ahead of print]

Henry Reyer, Björn Kuhla

Animal Nutrition 19: 287-300

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2024.09.001

Koch, F.; Albrecht, D.; Albrecht, E.; Hansen, C.; Kuhla, B. (2024):

Novel Perspective on Molecular and Cellular Adaptations of theMammary Gland-Regulating Milk Constituents and Immunity ofHeat-Stressed Dairy Cows

Franziska Koch, Elke Albrecht, Björn Kuhla

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 72 (37): 20225-20704

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c03879

Pethani, K. B.; Geick, T.; Kuhla, B. (2024):

A pilot study to capture methane from the exhausted air of dairy cows using a cryogenic approach

Björn Kuhla

Journal of Environmental Management 356: 120588, 1-8

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120588

Koch, F.; Reyer, H.; Görs, S.; Hansen, C.; Wimmers, K; Kuhla, B. (2024):

Heat stress and feeding effects on the mucosa-associated and digesta microbiome and their relationship to plasma and digesta fluid metabolites in the jejunum of dairy cows

Franziska Koch, Henry Reyer, Solvig Görs, Klaus Wimmers, Björn Kuhla

Journal of Dairy Science 107 (7): 5162-5177

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-24242

Kjeldsen, M. H.; Johansen, M.; Weisbjerg, M. R.; Hellwing, A. L. F.; Bannink, A.; Colombini, S.; Compton, L.; Dijkstra, J.; Eugène, M.; Guinguina, A.; Hristov, A. N.; Huhtanen, P.; Jonker, A.; Kreuzer, M.; Kuhla, B.; Martin, C.; Moate, P. J.; Niu, P.; Peiren, N.; Reynolds, C.; Williams, S. R. O.; Lund, P. (2024):

Predicting CO2 production of lactating dairy cows from animal, dietary, and production traits using an international dataset

Björn Kuhla

Journal of Diary Science 107 (9): 6771-6784

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-24414

Eslamizad, M.; Albrecht, D.; Kuhla, B.; Koch, F. (2024):

Cellular and mitochondrial adaptation mechanisms in the colon of lactating dairy cows during hyperthermia

Björn Kuhla, Franziska Koch

Journal of Dairy Science 107 (5): 3292-3305

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-24004

Reiche, A.-M.; Amelchanka, S. L.; Babst, B.; Terranova, M.; Kreuzer, M.; Kuhla, B.; Dohme-Meier, F. (2023):

Influence of dietary fiber content and horn status on thermoregulatory responses of Brown Swiss dairy cows under thermoneutral and short-term heat stress conditions

Björn Kuhla

Journal of Dairy Science 106 (11): 8033-8046

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-23071

Prahl, M. C.; Müller, C. B. M.; Wimmers, K.; Kuhla, B. (2023):

Mammary gland, kidney and rumen urea and uric acid transporters of dairy cows differing in milk urea concentration

Klaus Wimmers, Björn Kuhla

Scientific Reports 13: 17231, 1-12

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44416-9

Brenmoehl, J.; Brosig, E.; Trakooljul, N.; Walz, C.; Ohde, D.; Noce, A.; Walz, M.; Langhammer, M.; Petkov, S.; Röntgen, M.; Maak, S.; Galuska, C. E.; Fuchs, B.; Kuhla, B.; Ponsuksili, S.; Wimmers, K.; Hoeflich, A. (2023):

Metabolic Pathway Modeling in Muscle of Male Marathon Mice (DUhTP) and Controls (DUC)—A Possible Role of Lactate Dehydrogenase in Metabolic Flexibility

Julia Brenmoehl, Monika Röntgen, Steffen Maak, Christina Galuska, Beate Fuchs, Björn Kuhla, Siriluck Wimmers, Klaus Wimmers, Andreas Höflich

Cells 12(15): 1925, 1-21

https://doi.org/10.3390/cells12151925

Schwerdtfeger, J.; Sauerwein, H.; Albrecht, E.; Mazzuoli-Weber, G.; von Soosten, D.; Dänicke, S.; Kuhla, B. (2023):

The effect of N-arachidonoylethanolamide administration on energy and fat metabolism of early lactating dairy cows

Jessica Schwerdtfeger, Elke Albrecht, Björn Kuhla

Scientific Reports 13: 14665, 1-20

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41938-0

Röttgen, V.; Tümmler, L.-M.; Koczan, D.; Rebl, A.; Kuhla, B.; Vanselow, J.; Baufeld, A. (2023):

Early milk-feeding regimes in calves exert long-term effects on the development of ovarian granulosa cells

Alexander Rebl, Björn Kuhla, Jens Vanselow, Anja Baufeld

BMC Genomics 24: 485, 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09589-7

Okon, P.; Bachmann, M.; Wesch-Dorendorf, M.; Kuhnitzsch, C.; Martens, H.; Greef, J. M.; Steinhöfel, O; Kuhla, B.; Zeyner, A. (2023):

In vitro and in vivo analyses of the nutritive value of native and ensiled partial crop field peas

Björn Kuhla

Animal Feed Science and Technology 304: 115723, 1-8

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2023.115723