FLI - Institute for Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry (FLI - ITT)
Starting from the purposes of the institute of animal welfare and animal husbandry there are 4 different scientific working domains. These domains are well coordinated with each other. The fields are necessarily basic as well as application orientated. The 4 working domains are belaboured in 3 departments - Husbandry and Behavior - Molecularbiology - Physiology
Parent institution:
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute - Federal Research Institute for Animal Health (FLI) Details of FLI
Address
FLI - Institute for Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry (FLI - ITT)
Dörnbergstraße 25 + 27
29223 Celle
Lower Saxony
Phone: +49-(0)5141 3846-102
Fax: +49-(0)05141 3846-117
email: Lars.Schrader(@)fli.bund.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Development and Applications of evaluation methods
- Indicators of evaluation
- Optimization of housing systems
- The basics of adjustment responses
Coordinated projects
- Abandonment of docking pig tails Details of Abandonment of docking pig tails
- Area requirements for fattening bulls Details of Area requirements for fattening bulls
- Collaborative project: An innovative call-feeding system for an animal- and production-friendly keeping of group housed sows. – Subproject 3 Details of Collaborative project: An innovative call-feeding system for an animal- and production-friendly keeping of group housed sows. – Subproject 3
- Collaborative project: Animal Welfare Label – Development of a market-conform animal welfare program in the pork chain – Subproject 3 Details of Collaborative project: Animal Welfare Label – Development of a market-conform animal welfare program in the pork chain – Subproject 3
- Collaborative project: Continuous microclimate data acquisition, processing, and transfer in vehicles for the long road transport of cattle and pigs with applicable sensor systems – Subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: Continuous microclimate data acquisition, processing, and transfer in vehicles for the long road transport of cattle and pigs with applicable sensor systems – Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Further developments on small group systems ('Kleingruppenhaltung”) for laying hens – Subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: Further developments on small group systems ('Kleingruppenhaltung”) for laying hens – Subproject 1
- Current status survey of organic turkey with regard to the abandonment of beak trimming Details of Current status survey of organic turkey with regard to the abandonment of beak trimming
- Demonstration project 'Welfare-friendly turkey production in an enriched environment' Details of Demonstration project 'Welfare-friendly turkey production in an enriched environment'
- Development of a learning test for adult laying hens Details of Development of a learning test for adult laying hens
- Development of EU wide animal transport certification system and renovation of control posts in the European Union Details of Development of EU wide animal transport certification system and renovation of control posts in the European Union
- Development of management recommendations for small group housing systems for laying hens under practical conditions in comparison with aviaries Details of Development of management recommendations for small group housing systems for laying hens under practical conditions in comparison with aviaries
- Examination of a new nipple for milk feeding of rearing calves Details of Examination of a new nipple for milk feeding of rearing calves
- Experiment to protect grass in runs of laying hens Details of Experiment to protect grass in runs of laying hens
- Farm specific strategies to reduce environmental impact by improving health, welfare and nutrition of organic pigs Details of Farm specific strategies to reduce environmental impact by improving health, welfare and nutrition of organic pigs
- Gene expression in layer lines selected on feather pecking Details of Gene expression in layer lines selected on feather pecking
- Heart rate variability in hens selected on feather pecking behaviour Details of Heart rate variability in hens selected on feather pecking behaviour
- Influence of different housing systems on the limbic systems and the behaviour of laying hens Details of Influence of different housing systems on the limbic systems and the behaviour of laying hens
- Influence of different kinds of litter on animal’s health (foot pad dermatitis), performance and behaviour of male broilers Details of Influence of different kinds of litter on animal’s health (foot pad dermatitis), performance and behaviour of male broilers
- Influence of different kinds of litter on health and behaviour of animals and emissions in the fattening of female turkeys Details of Influence of different kinds of litter on health and behaviour of animals and emissions in the fattening of female turkeys
- Influence of running on walking ability, bone density, performance as well as carcass and meat quality by male turkeys Details of Influence of running on walking ability, bone density, performance as well as carcass and meat quality by male turkeys
- Investigations for the development of a small aviary for laying hens Details of Investigations for the development of a small aviary for laying hens
- Investigations of the height of perches for laying hens Details of Investigations of the height of perches for laying hens
- Investigations on resting and climbing platforms for dairy goats Details of Investigations on resting and climbing platforms for dairy goats
- Investigations on the relationship between cognitive abilities and feather pecking behaviour in laying hens Details of Investigations on the relationship between cognitive abilities and feather pecking behaviour in laying hens
- Learning dependent gene expression of NCAM180 in the hippocampus of laying hens kept under different housing systems Details of Learning dependent gene expression of NCAM180 in the hippocampus of laying hens kept under different housing systems
- Material to keep turkeys occupied and phytogenic additives Details of Material to keep turkeys occupied and phytogenic additives
- Measure to combat red mite (Dermanyssis gallinae) in organic farming Details of Measure to combat red mite (Dermanyssis gallinae) in organic farming
- NatBio – „Potenzialanalyse zur Bereitstellung natürlicher Biomasse“ How do the lower food levels by a 100% organic feeding behavior and the common approach of the meat turkey origins? Details of NatBio – „Potenzialanalyse zur Bereitstellung natürlicher Biomasse“ How do the lower food levels by a 100% organic feeding behavior and the common approach of the meat turkey origins?
- Project abandonment of the docking of tails, solutions gained in practice, for use in practice Details of Project abandonment of the docking of tails, solutions gained in practice, for use in practice
- Reduction of tail biting in pigs, distribution of management assistance through training assistance and intervention on farms Details of Reduction of tail biting in pigs, distribution of management assistance through training assistance and intervention on farms
- Renovation and promoting high quality control posts in the European Union Details of Renovation and promoting high quality control posts in the European Union
- Studies on non-aversive gas stunning methods for slaughter pigs Details of Studies on non-aversive gas stunning methods for slaughter pigs
- Studies on the loading height during breeding heifers transport Details of Studies on the loading height during breeding heifers transport
- Synthesis of melatonine in laying hens Details of Synthesis of melatonine in laying hens
- Testing of different materials and feeding experiments in turkeys hens and turkey cocks with regard to the abandonment of beak trimming Details of Testing of different materials and feeding experiments in turkeys hens and turkey cocks with regard to the abandonment of beak trimming
- The serotonin transporter gene in the laying hen and its relation to feather pecking Details of The serotonin transporter gene in the laying hen and its relation to feather pecking
- Use of BioPlus 2B (E1700) in combination with Maduramicin-Ammonium-Alpha (E770) in the fattening of female turkeys: Influence on performance parameter and health of footpad (Pododermatitis) Details of Use of BioPlus 2B (E1700) in combination with Maduramicin-Ammonium-Alpha (E770) in the fattening of female turkeys: Influence on performance parameter and health of footpad (Pododermatitis)
- Validation of a minimum-invasive blood-sampling technique for measuring catecholamines Details of Validation of a minimum-invasive blood-sampling technique for measuring catecholamines
Involved in research projects:
- Economic evaluation of keeping lay hens in small groups Details of Economic evaluation of keeping lay hens in small groups
- Elucidation of behavioral and genetic factors of feather pecking Details of Elucidation of behavioral and genetic factors of feather pecking
- IMAQUANIM - Improved immunity of aquacultured animals Details of IMAQUANIM - Improved immunity of aquacultured animals