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MLU Halle-Wittenberg
Naturwiss. Fakultät III
Inst. f. Agrar- und Ernährungswissenschaften
Prof. E. von Borell
phone: +49 (0) 345 5522-330
eberhard.vonborell@landw.un...
Theodor-Lieser-Straße 11
06120 Halle (Saale)
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Eberhard von Borell, PhD
Professor, Animal Husbandry and Animal Ecology
ORCID: 0000-0003-4044-3909
ResearchGate: E_von_Borell
Research areas/Research interests
- Assessment and Improvement of Housing Systems and Management Procedures
- Behavioural Biology and Animal Bioethics
- Environmental Influences on Animal Performance and Welfare
- Organic Farming, Environmental Impact and Sustainability Assessment
- Adaptation Physiology, (Neuro-) Endocrinology
Curriculum Vitae
May 1994 - September 2022: Professor of Animal Husbandry and Animal Ecology, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
May 2017 - August 2022: Dean for Student Affairs of the Faculty of Natural Sciences III - Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Earth Sciences and Computer Science, MLU, Germany
February 2004 - August 2004 (OECD stipend): Visiting Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, USA
April 2001 - January 2004: Director of the Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry with Veterinary Clinic, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
October 1999 - 2003: Director of the Institute of Agricultural Ecology e.V. at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
December 1996 - 1999: Associate Director of the Institute of Agricultural Ecology e.V. at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
October 1996 - 1999: Vice-Dean for Student Affairs, Agricultural Faculty, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
1995-1996: Acting Director of the Institute of Agricultural Technology and Landuse Management, Germany
March 1991 - April 1994: Assistant Professor, Animal Behaviour and Environmental Physiology, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
January 1989 - January 1991: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
April 1984 - December 1988: Research Associate, Institute of Animal Breeding and Animal Behaviour, Federal Research Center for Agriculture (FAL), Westerau-Trenthorst, Germany
1984-1987: PhD in Live Sciences, University of Hohenheim
1979-1984: MSc in Agricultural Biology (Diplom), University of Hohenheim, Germany
1977-1979: BSc in Agricultural Biology (Vordiplom), University of Hohenheim, Germany
Publications
For the full publication list, please check here .
2021
Rauen, A., S. Ebschke, E. von Borell and K.-H. Südekum. On-farm assessment of dairy cattle management sustainability: Resources and feeding. Züchtungskunde 93 (1), 2021, 1-18.
Angermann, E., C. Raoult, M. Wensch-Dorendorf, S. Frenking, N. Kemper and E. von Borell. Development of a group-adapted housing system for pregnant sows: a field study on performance and welfare aspects. Agriculture 11, 2021, 18, 1-15. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11010028
2020
Götz, S., C. Raoult, K. Reiter, M. Wensch-Dorendorf, D. Werner and E. von Borell. Influence of different LED-light colour temperatures on the preference behaviour of weaned piglets. Agriculture 10, 2020, 594, 1-15. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10120594
von Borell E., M. Bonneau, M. Holinger, A. Prunier, V. Stefanski, S. Zöls and U. Weiler. Welfare aspects of raising entire male pigs and immunocastrates. Animals-Basel 10, 2020, 2140, 1-12. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10112140
Prunier, A., N. Devillers, M.S Herskin, D.A. Sandercock, A.R.L. Sinclair, C. Tallet and E. von Borell. Husbandry interventions in suckling piglets, painful consequences and mitigation. In: C. Farmer: The Suckling and Weaned Piglet, Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, 2020, pp. 107-138. doi: https://doi. org/10.3920/978-90-8686-894-0_4
Schreiter, R., K. Damme, M. Klunker, C. Raoult, E. von Borell and M. Freick. Effects of edible environmental enrichments during the rearing and laying periods in a littered aviary - Part 2: Physical development of pullets and performance, egg quality and carcass composition in laying hens Poult. Sci. 99 (12), 2020, 6685-6696. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.07.013
Schreiter, R., K. Damme, M. Klunker, C. Raoult, E. von Borell and M. Freick. Effects of edible environmental enrichments during the rearing and laying periods in a littered aviary - Part 1: Integument condition in pullets and laying hens. Poult. Sci. 99 (11), 2020, 5184-5196. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.08.040
2019
Schreiter, R., K. Damme, E. von Borell, I. Vogt, M. Klunker and M. Freick. Effects of litter and additional enrichment elements on the occurrence of feather pecking in pullets and laying hens – a focused review. Vet. Med. Sci. 5 (4), 2019, 500-507. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.08.040
Schreiter, R., K. Damme, J. Hartmann, M. Klunker, M. Freick, N. Wolff und E. von Borell. Einfluss eines speziell zur Reduktion von Federpicken konzipierten Legehennenfutters auf die Leistung und das Auftreten von Verhaltensstörungen. Eur. Poult. Sci. 83, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1399/eps.2019.269
Kühn, J., C. Wassermann, S. Ebschke, A. Schutkowski, K. Thamm, M. Wensch-Dorendorf, E. von Borell und G. Stangl. Feasibility of artificial light regimes to increase the vitamin D content in indoor-laid eggs. Poult. Sci. 98 (10), 2019, 5177-5187. doi: https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez234
Nawroth, C., J. Langbein, M. Coulon, V. Gabor, S. Oesterwind, J. Benz-Schwarzburg and E. von Borell. Farm animal cognition - Linking Behavior, Welfare and Ethics. Front. Vet. Sci. 6 (24), 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00024
Academic Achievements, Awards and Honors, Reviewing and Professional Associations
- PhD summa cum laude, University of Hohenheim, 1987
- Research Fellowship (Postdoc), German Research Council (DFG), University of Guelph, Canada, 1988
- Research Fellowship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), 1989
- Fellowship Award (New Zealand), Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Feodor Lynen Program (not taken), 1990
- National Pork Producers (USA) Innovation Award Winner, Basic Research Category, 1993
- Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Research Stipend, UC Davis, California, 2004
- International Porco Bravo Research Award, Rassegna Suinicola (Italy) 2011