PD Dr. rer. nat. habil. Björn Kuhla

Forschungsinstitut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN)
Leiter des Fokusthemas "Nutztierhaltung in Kreisläufen gestalten"
Leiter der Arbeitsgruppe Biochemie der Ernährung
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

ResearchGate

Forschungsinteressen

Einfluss neuartiger Futtermittel auf Futterverwertung, Emissionen und Stoffwechsel
Charakterisierung der metabolen und immunologischen Anpassung an hohe Umgebungstemperaturen
Entwicklung von Fütterungsstrategien und Haltungssysteme zur erleichterten Anpassung an Hitzestress

Lebenslauf

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

Lehre

Anatomisch-physiologische Grundlagen der Tierernährung
Stoffwechsel- und Leistungsphysiologie
Biochemie der Ernährung

Publikationen

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

Björn Kuhla

Journal of Dairy Science 104 (9): 10399-10414

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

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

Frontiers in Genetics 12: 699550, 1-12

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

Koch, F.; Derno, M.; Langhammer, M.; Tuchscherer, A.; Hammon, H. M.; Mielenz, M.; Metges, C. C.; Kuhla, B. (2021):

A high-protein diet containing inulin/oligofructose supports body weight gain associated with lower energy expenditure and carbohydrate oxidation, and alters faecal microbiota in C57BL/6 mice

Franziska Koch, Harald Michael Hammon, Manfred Mielenz, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Björn Kuhla

Journal of Nutritional Science 10: e50, 1-10

https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2021.42

Kennedy, K. M.; Becker, F.; Hammon, H. M.; Kuhla, B. (2021):

Differences in net fat oxidation, heat production and liver mitochondrial DNA copy number between high and low feed efficient dairy cows

Frank Becker, Harald Michael Hammon, Björn Kuhla

Journal of Dairy Science 104 (8): 9287-9303

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-20031

Müller, C. B. M.; Kuhla, B. (2021):

Holstein dairy cows with high phosphorus utilization efficiency fed a low phosphorous diet secreted less phosphorus with urine but more with milk and feces

Björn Kuhla

Science of The Total Environment 788: 147813, 1-10

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147813

Koch, F.; Albrecht, D.; Görs, S.; Kuhla, B. (2021):

Jejunal mucosa proteomics unravel metabolic adaptive processes to mild chronic heat stress in dairy cows

Björn Kuhla, Solvig Görs, Franziska Koch

Scientific Reports 11: 12484, 1-12

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92053-x

Vanlierde, A.; Dehareng, F.; Gengler, N.; Froidmont, E.; McParland, S.; Kreuzer, M.; Bell, M.; Lund, P.; Martin, C.; Kuhla, B.; Soyeurt, H. (2021):

Improving robustness and accuracy of predicted daily methane emissions of dairy cows using milk mid-infrared spectra

Björn Kuhla

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 101 (8): 3394-3403

https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.10969

Bobrowski, A.; Derno, M.; Kuhla, B.; Hagenkamp-Korth, F.; Hasler, M.; Hartung, J. (2021):

Investigating the chronological reduction potential of a urease inhibitor in respiration chambers

Björn Kuhla

Biosystems Engineering 204: 147-155

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2021.01.005

Vibart, R.; de Klein, C.; Jonker, A.; van der Weerden, T.; Bannik, A.; Bayat, A. R.; Crompton, L.; Durand, A.; Eugene, M.; Klumpp, K.; Kuhla, B.; Lanigan, G.; Lund, P.; Ramin, M.; Salazar, F. (2021):

Challenges and opportunities to capture dietary effects in on-farm greenhouse gas emissions models of ruminant systems

Björn Kuhla

Science of The Total Environment 769: 144989, 1-12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.144989

Müller, C. B. M.; Görs, S.; Derno, M.; Tuchscherer, A.; Wimmers, K.; Zeyner, A.; Kuhla, B. (2021):

Differences between Holstein dairy cows in renal clearance rate of urea affect milk urea concentration and the relationship between milk urea and urinary nitrogen excretion

Solvig Görs, Klaus Wimmers, Björn Kuhla

Science of The Total Environment 755 (Pt 2): 143198, 1-12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143198

Hoffmann, G.; Herbut, P.; Pinto, S.; Heinicke, J.; Kuhla, B.; Amon, T. (2020):

Animal-related, non-invasive indicators for determining heat stress in dairy cows

Björn Kuhla

Biosystems Engineering 199: 83-96

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2019.10.017

Sandberg, L.; Thaller, G.; Görs, S.; Kuhla, B.; Metges, C. C.; Krattenmacher, N. (2020):

The relationship between methane emission and day time-dependent fecal archaeol concentration in lactating dairy cows fed two different diets

Solvig Görs, Björn Kuhla, Cornelia Christiane Metges

Archives Animal Breeding 63 (2): 211-218

https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-63-211-2020

Eslamizad, M.; Albrecht, D.; Kuhla, B. (2020):

The effect of chronic, mild heat stress on metabolic changes of nutrition and adaptations in rumen papillae of lactating dairy cows

Björn Kuhla

Journal of Dairy Science 103 (9): 8601-8614

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18417

Tümmler, L.-M.; Derno, M.; Röttgen, V.; Vernunft, A.; Tuchscherer, A.; Wolf, P.; Kuhla, B. (2020):

Effects of 2 colostrum and subsequent milk replacer feeding intensities on methane production, rumen development, and performance in young calves

Andreas Vernunft, Björn Kuhla

Journal of Dairy Science 103 (7): 6054-6069

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17875

Danesh-Mesgaran, S.; Eggert, A.; Höckels, P.; Derno, M.; Kuhla, B. (2020):

The use of milk Fourier transform mid-infrared spectra and milk yield to estimate heat production as a measure of efficiency of dairy cows

Björn Kuhla

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 11: 43, 1-9

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-020-00455-0

Rasch, I.; Görs, S.; Tuchscherer, A.; Viergutz, T.; Metges, C. C.; Kuhla, B. (2020):

Substitution of dietary sulfur amino acids by DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyric acid reduces fractional glutathione synthesis in weaned piglets

Solvig Görs, Cornelia Christiane Metges, Björn Kuhla

The Journal of Nutrition 150 (4): 722-729

https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxz272

Kuhla, B. (2020):

Pro-inflammatory cytokines and hypothalamic inflammation – implications for insufficient feed intake of transition dairy cows

Björn Kuhla

Animal 14 (S1): s65-s77

https://doi.org/10.1017/s1751731119003124

Kuhla, B.; Kaever, V.; Tuchscherer, A.; Kuhla, A. (2020):

Involvement of plasma endocannabinoids and the hypothalamic endocannabinoid system in increasing feed intake after parturition of dairy cows

Björn Kuhla

Neuroendocrinology 110 (3-4): 246-257

https://doi.org/10.1159/000501208

Garnsworthy, P.; Difford, G. F.; Bell, M.; Bayat, A. R.; Huhtanen, P.; Kuhla, B.; Lassen, J.; Peiren, N.; Pszczola, M; Sorg, D.; Visker, M.; Yan, T (2019):

Comparison of Methods to Measure Methane for Use in Genetic Evaluation of Dairy Cattle

Björn Kuhla

Animals 9 (10): 837, 1-12

https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9100837

Urh, C.; Denißen, J.; Harder, I.; Koch, C.; Gerster, E.; Ettle, T.; Kraus, N.; Schmitz, R.; Kuhla, B.; Stamer, E.; Spiekers, H.; Sauerwein, H. (2019):

Circulating adiponectin concentrations during the transition from pregnancy to lactation in high-yielding dairy cows: testing the effects of farm, parity, and dietary energy level in large animal numbers

Björn Kuhla

Domestic Animal Endocrinology 69: 1-12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.domaniend.2019.01.001