Dr. agr. Christian Nawroth

Forschungsinstitut für Nutztierbiologie (FBN)
Arbeitsgruppe Verhalten und Tierwohl
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf

Forschungsinteressen

Ich untersuche, wie Nutztiere ihre physikalische und soziale Umwelt wahrnehmen und mit dieser interagieren. Speziell beschäftige ich mich mit den kognitiven Fähigkeiten von Nutz- (Ziegen, Schafe, Schweine, Pferde) und Zootieren (Menschenaffen, Pinguine), und wie das Wissen über diese Fähigkeiten genutzt werden kann, um Haltungsumwelt und Mensch-Tier-Interaktionen zu verbessern.

  • Kognitive Fähigkeiten von Nutztieren
  • Mensch-Tier-Interaktionen
  • Tierwohl
  • Tierethik

Lebenslauf

  • 2025-heute: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter FBN Dummerstorf
  • 2017-2025: Post Doc, FBN Dummerstorf
  • 2015-2017: Post Doc, Queen Mary Universität London
  • 2010-2015: Promotion, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
    Thema: Farm Animal Cognition - Physico- and Socio-cognitive Capabilities of Ungulate Livestock
  • 2009: Diplom in Biologie, Universität Würzburg

Publikationen

Muñoz-Tamayo, R.; Nielsen, B.; Gagaoua, M.; Gondret, F.; Krause, E.T.; Morgavi, D. P.; Olsson, A.; Pastell, M.; Taghipoor, M.; Tedeschi, L.; Veissier, I.; Nawroth, C. (2022):
Seven steps to enhance Open Science practices in animal science Open Access
PNAS Nexus 1 (3): pgac106, 1-6
https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac106
Rosenberger, K.; Simmler, M.; Langbein, J.; Nawroth, C.; Keil, N. (2022):
Responsiveness of domesticated goats towards various stressors following long-term cognitive test exposure
PeerJ 10: e12893, 1-25
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12893
Nawroth, C.; Krause, E.T. (2022):
The Academic, Societal and Animal Welfare Benefits of Open Science for Animal Science
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9: 810989, 1-6
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.810989
Nawroth, C.; Rosenberger, K.; Keil, N.; Langbein, J. (2022):
Goats (Capra hircus) From Different Selection Lines Differ in Their Behavioural Flexibility
Frontiers in Psychology 12: 796464, 1-7
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.796464
Rosenberger, K.; Simmler, M.; Langbein, J.; Keil, N.; Nawroth, C. (2021):
Performance of goats in a detour and problem-solvins test following long-term cognitive test exposure
Royal Society Open Science 8 (10): 210656, 1-15
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210656
Nawroth, C.; Rosenberger, K.; Keil, N.; Langbein, J. (2021):
Untersuchungen zum sozialen Lernen bei Ziegen: Erste Ergebnisse
KTBL-Schrift 523: 261-263
Rorvang, M. V.; Ničová, K.; Sassner, H.; Nawroth, C. (2021):
Horses’ (Equus caballus) Ability to Solve Visible but Not Invisible Displacement Tasks Is Associated With Frustration Behavior and Heart Rate
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 15: 792035, 1-13
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.792035
Brecht, K.; Legg, E.; Nawroth, C.; Fraser, H.; Ostojić, L. (2021):
The status and value of replications in animal behavior science
Animal Behavior and Cognition 8 (2): 97-106
https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.08.02.01.2021
Nawroth, C.; Baciadonna, L.; Emery, N. J. (2021):
Editorial: Humans in an Animal’s World – How Non-human Animals Perceive and Interact with Humans
Frontiers in Psychology 12: 733430, 1-4
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733430
Krause, A.; Nawroth, C. (2021):
Animal Emotions - Do Animals Feel as We Do?
Frontiers for Young Minds 9: 622811, 1-7
https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2021.622811
Nawroth, C.; Gygax, L. (2021):
The Legislative, Ethical, and Conceptual Importance of Replicability in Farm Animal Welfare Science
Animal Behavior and Cognition 8 (2): 247-250
https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.08.02.11.2021
Raoult, C. M. C.; Osthaus, B.; Hildebrand, A. C. G.; McElligott, A. G.; Nawroth, C. (2021):
Goats show higher behavioural flexibility than sheep in a spatial detour task
Royal Society Open Science 8 (3): 201627, 1-9
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201627
Düpjan, S.; Krause, A.; Moscovice, L. R.; Nawroth, C. (2020):
Emotional contagion and its implications for animal welfare
CABI Reviews 15: 046, 1-6
https://doi.org/10.1079/PAVSNNR202015046
Rosenberger, K.; Simmler, M.; Nawroth, C.; Langbein, J.; Keil, N. (2020):
Goats work for food in a contrafreeloading task
Scientific Reports 10: 22336, 1-12
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78931-w
Zobel, G.; Nawroth, C. (2020):
Current state of knowledge on the cognitive capacities of goats and its potential to inform species-specific enrichment
Small Ruminant Research 192 (11): 106208, 1-8
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2020.106208
Nawroth, C.; Martin, Z.; McElligott, A. G. (2020):
Goats follow human pointing gestures in an object choice task
Frontiers in Psychology 11: 915, 1-6
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00915
Mastellone, V.; Scandurra, A.; D Aniello, B.; Nawroth, C.; Saggese, F.; Silvestre, P.; Lombardi, P. (2020):
Long-term socialization with humans affects human-directed behavior in goats
Animals 10 (4): 578, 1-9
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10040578
Schrimpf, A.; Single, M.S.; Nawroth, C. (2020):
Social referencing in the domestic horse
Animals 10: 164, 1-14
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10010164
Gygax, L.; Nawroth, C. (2019):
Commentary: Farm animals are not humans in sheep clothing
Animal Sentience 4 (25): 237, 1-3
https://doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1461
Nawroth, C.; Langbein, J. (2019):
Editorial: Advances and Perspectives in Farm Animal Learning and Cognition
Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6: 172, 1-2
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00172