PD Dr. rer. nat. habil. Björn Kuhla

+49 38208 68-693

Forschungsinstitut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN)
Institut für Ernährungsphysiologie
Abteilung für Stoffwechseleffizienz
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

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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

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. Anim Feed Sci Tech 304: 115723, 1-8

Björn Kuhla

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

Honerlagen, H.; Reyer, H.; Abousoliman, I.; Segelke, D.; Ponsuksili, S.; Trakooljul, N.; Reinsch, N.; Kuhla, B.; Wimmers, K. (2023):

Microbial signature inferred from genomic breeding selection on milk urea concentration and its relation to proxies of nitrogen-utilization efficiency in Holsteins [epublished ahead of print]. J Dairy Sci

Hanne Honerlagen, Henry Reyer, Siriluck Wimmers, Norbert Reinsch, Björn Kuhla, Klaus Wimmers

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22935

Schwerdtfeger, J.; Krause, A.; Kalbe, C.; Mazzuoli-Weber, G.; Eggert, A.; Puppe, B.; Kuhla, B.; Röttgen, V. (2023):

Endocannabinoid administration affects taste preference and the expression of cannabinoid and opioid receptors in the amygdala of early lactating cows. Sci Rep-UK 13: 4967, 1-13

Jessica Schwerdtfeger, Claudia Kalbe, Anja Eggert, Birger Puppe, Björn Kuhla, Volker Röttgen

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31724-3

Kennedy, K. M.; Kuhla, B. (2023):

Influence of lactation stage on heat production and macronutrient oxidation in dairy cows during a 24-hour fasting period. J Dairy Sci 106 (4): 2933-2947

Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22330

Liermann, W.; Tümmler, L.-M.; Kuhla, B.; Viergutz, T.; Hammon, H. M. (2023):

Effects of rumen cannulation combined with different pre-weaning feeding intensities on the intestinal splenic thymic immune system in heifer calves several month after surgery. Front Immunol 11: 1160935, 1-14

Wendy Liermann, Björn Kuhla, Harald Michael Hammon

https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1160935

Koch, F.; Otten, W.; Sauerwein, H.; Reyer, H.; Kuhla, B. (2023):

Mild heat stress-induced adaptive immune response in blood mononuclear cells and leukocytes from mesenteric lymph nodes of primiparous lactating Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 106 (4): 3008-3022

Franziska Koch, Winfried Otten, Henry Reyer, Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22520

Kuhla, B.; Viereck, G. (2023):

Die Methanemissionen von Nutztieren in Deutschland Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts und heute im Vergleich. Berichte über Landwirtschaft 101: 1-21

Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.12767/buel.v101i1.441

Honerlagen, H.; Reyer, H.; Segelke, D.; Müller, C. B. M.; Prahl, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Trakooljul, N.; Reinsch, N.; Kuhla, B.; Wimmers, K. (2022):

Ruminal background of predisposed milk urea (MU) concentration in Holsteins. Front microbiol 13: 939711, 1-18

Hanne Honerlagen, Henry Reyer, Carolin Beatrix Maria Müller, Siriluck Wimmers, Norbert Reinsch, Björn Kuhla, Klaus Wimmers

https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.939711

Prahl, M.; Müller, C. B. M.; Albrecht, D.; Koch, F.; Wimmers, K.; Kuhla, B. (2022):

Hepatic urea, creatinine and uric acid metabolism in dairy cows with divergent milk urea concentrations. Sci Rep-UK 12: 17593, 1-14

Carolin Beatrix Maria Müller, Franziska Koch, Klaus Wimmers, Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22536-y

Ali, A.; Jacinto, J.; Münchmyer, W.; Walte, A.; Kuhla, B.; Gentile, A.; Abdu, M.; Kamel, M.; Ghallab, A. (2022):

Study on the Discrimination of Possible Error Sources That Might Affect the Quality of Volatile Organic Compounds Signature in Dairy Cattle Using an Electronic Nose. VET SCI 9 (9): 461, 1-11

Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9090461

Bougouin, A.; Hristov, A. N.; Dijkstra, J.; Aguerre, M.; Ahvenjärvi, S.; Arndt, C.; Bannink, A.; Bayat, A. R.; Benchaar, C.; Boland, T.; Brown, J.; Crompton, L.; Dehareng, F.; Dufrasne, I.; Eugène, M.; Froidmont, E.; van Gastelen, S.; Garnsworthy, P.; Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau, A.; Herremans, S.; Huhtanen, P.; Johansen, M.; Kidane, A.; Kreuzer, M.; Kuhla, B.; Lissire, F.; Lund, P.; Minnée, E.; Muñoz, C.; Niu, M.; Noziére, P.; Pacheco, D.; Prestløkken, E.; Reynolds, C.; Schwarm, A.; Spek, J.; Terraanova, M.; Vanhatalo, A.; Wattiaux, M.; Weisbjerg, M.; Yáñez-Ruiz, D.; Yu, Z.; Kebreab, E. (2022):

Prediction of nitrogen excretion from data on dairy cows fed a wide range of diets compiled in an intercontinental database: A meta-analysis. J Dairy Sci 105 (9): 7462-7481

Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20885

Kuhla, B.; Viereck, G. (2022):

Enteric methane emission factors, total emissions and intensities from Germany's livestock in the late 19th century: A comparison with the today's emission rates and intensities. Sci Total Environ 848: 157754, 1-8

Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157754

Kuhla, B.; Dewhurst, R.; Dijkstra, J.; Ferguson, H.; Humphries, D.; Kennedy, E.; Lund, P.; Martin, C.; Munksgaard, L.; O`Donovan, M.; Reynolds, C.; Terré, M.; Veissier, I.; Baumont, R. (2022):

Opinion paper: How can we achieve standards and common guidelines for experimental studies with cattle?. Animal 16 (7): 100563, 1-3

Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2022.100563

Negussie, E.; Gonzalez-Recio, O.; Battagin, M.; Bayat, A. R.; Boland, T.; de Haas, Y.; Garcia-Rodriguez, A.; Garnsworthy, P.; Gengler, N.; Kreuzer, M.; Kuhla, B.; Lassen, J.; Peiren, N.; Pszczola, M; Schwarm, A.; Soyeurt, H.; Vanlierde, A.; Yan, T; Biscarini, F. (2022):

Integrating heterogeneous across-country data for proxy-based random forest prediction of enteric methane in dairy cattle. J Dairy Sci 105 (6): 5124-5140

Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20158

Kuhla, B.; van Ackern, I. (2022):

Effects of intracerebroventricular anandamide administration on feed intake and milk yield of dairy cows. JDS Communications 3 (2): 138-141

Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.3168/jdsc.2021-0185

Grzeskowiak, L.; Saliu, E.-M.; Martínez-Vallespin, B.; Aschenbach, J. R.; Brockmann, G. A.; Fulde, M.; Hartmann, S.; Kuhla, B.; Lucius, R.; Metges, C. C.; Rothkötter, H.-J.; Vahjen, W.; Wessels, A. G.; Zentek, J. (2022):

Dietary fiber and its role in performance, welfare, and health of pigs. ANIM HEALTH RES REV 23 (2): 1 65-193

Björn Kuhla, Cornelia Christiane Metges

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1466252322000081

vanAckern, I.; Wulf, A.; Dannenberger, D.; Tuchscherer, A.; Kuhla, B. (2021):

Effects of endocannabinoids on feed intake, stress response and whole‑body energy metabolism in dairy cows. Sci Rep-UK 11: 23657, 1-12

Dirk Dannenberger, Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02970-0

vanAckern, I.; Kuhla, A.; Kuhla, B. (2021):

A Role for Peripheral Anandamide and 2-Arachidonoylglycerol in Short-Term Food Intake and Orexigenic Hypothalamic Responses in a Species with Continuous Nutrient Delivery. Nutrients 13 (10): 3587, 1-16

Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103587

Tümmler, L.-M.; Derno, M.; Tuchscherer, A.; Kanitz, E.; Kuhla, B. (2021):

Effects of 2 liquid feeding rates over the first 3 months of life on whole-body energy metabolism and energy use efficiency of dairy calves up to 5 months. J Dairy Sci 104 (9): 10399-10414

Björn Kuhla

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20278

Honerlagen, H.; Reyer, H.; Oster, M.; Ponsuksili, S.; Trakooljul, N.; Kuhla, B.; Reinsch, N.; Wimmers, K. (2021):

Identification of Genomic Regions Influencing N-Metabolism and N-Excretion in Lactating Holstein- Friesians. Front Genet 12: 699550, 1-12

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

https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.699550