Institute of Behavioural Physiology (FBN)
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Institute of Behavioural Physiology (FBN)
@FBNBehavPhys
We study the biological principles of farm animal behaviour in the context of animal welfare. Views of this account do not necessarily reflect those of the FBN.

Job vacancy! We are looking for a doctoral student in the field of behavioural physiology for our #cooperation project "MindfulShepard". You will develop a sensor halter for sheep 🐏 and evaluate the #data collected. More information (in German): ow.ly/YUN950PYsBZ #vacancy




🍾Closing ceremony with awards and gifts!🍾 Congrats to @AnnkatrinPahl, Elena Groneberg, and @Goatslovepasta for the best talk/poster awards! A big thank you to our invited speakers, @stoegerangela1 and @AntoninoCalapai, for their time and commitment! #gradbehav23

New goat cognition research is incoming!! 🐐🐐🐐 We assessed whether domestication or selection objective shape goats’ ability to use physical and social cues. The results were quite surprising – why? Follow this thread 1/8 Paper link 👇 nature.com/articles/s4159…

Job vacancy! We are looking for a doctoral student in the field of behavioural physiology for our #cooperation project "MindfulShepard". You will develop a sensor halter for sheep 🐏 and evaluate the #data collected. More information (in German): ow.ly/YUN950PYsBZ #vacancy

🔊 Podcast Alert 🔊 Hear our colleague Sandra Düpjan talk about how #animals and especially #pigs communicate, what meaning the sounds have and why pigs are actually pink dogs. Sandra is a guest in the Podcast "Irgendwas mit Bio". To the podcast: ow.ly/UVku50PTreW











Exciting project on pig helping behaviour: we have 2 Postdocs and 1 PhD positions open for 3 years. More info at bit.ly/3NJjSGF; deadline for applications: September 1st #AnimalWelfareScience @VetmeduniVienna @FBNBehavPhys @PinkorFurry



That's what winners look like! Our @AnnkatrinPahl finally brings the coveted "block" of the science communication competition "Rostocks Eleven" to Dummerstorf! Congratulations! #rostockseleven









📢Webinar alert📢 Join our upcoming webinar with @niebgnal to learn about the experimental approaches used to study cognition in farm animals and their practical implications for improving animal housing and management. 📆April 3rd ⏰8 pm CET 🔗us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…