PD Dr. rer. nat. habil. Björn Kuhla

Forschungsinstitut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN)
Leiter der Arbeitgruppe 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

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: 1-44

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: 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

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

J Dairy Sci 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. Sci Rep-UK 13: 17231, 1-12

Klaus Wimmers, Björn Kuhla

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. Cells-Basel 12 (15): 1925, 1-21

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

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. Sci Rep-UK 13: 14665, 1-20

Jessica Schwerdtfeger, Elke Albrecht, Björn Kuhla

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. BMC Genomics 24: 485, 1-13

Volker Röttgen, Alexander Rebl, Björn Kuhla, Jens Vanselow, Anja Baufeld

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

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. J Dairy Sci 106 (7): 4682-4697

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

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

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

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

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

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

Honerlagen, H.; Reyer, H.; Segelke, D.; Müller, C. B. M.; Prahl, M. C.; 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

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