Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology
| Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology Scientific Community Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz |
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| Founding year: | 1993 |
| Management: | Klaus Wimmers (board member) |
| Employee: | approx. 240 |
| Total budget: | approx. 16.6 million euros |
| Legal form: | Foundation under public law |
| Place: | Dummerstorf, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| Official Website: | www.fbn-dummerstorf.de |
The Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf near Rostock in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (formerly Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals) is an institute that is dedicated to application-oriented basic research in the field of biology of farm animals , especially genetic ones and physiological foundations, and the environment of farm animals. The aim of the research is sustainable agriculture and the security of human nutrition . The research fields include in particular the production of consumer-friendly food , animal health , resource efficiency in the breeding of farm animals and their animal and environmentally friendly husbandry . The main focus of work is the investigation of the biological causes for the characteristics and performance of farm animals. The immediate scientific environment includes the Institute for Farm Animal Science and Technology at the Agricultural and Environmental Science Faculty of the University of Rostock , the Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Food Science at the University of Neubrandenburg and the Federal Research Institute for Animal Health on the island of Riems near Greifswald .
The institute has around 240 employees, including around 60 scientists, and a budget of 16.6 million euros, including 1.2 million euros from third-party funds . It is divided into the research areas “Genetics and Biometry”, “Molecular Biology”, “Reproductive Biology”, “Behavioral Physiology”, “Muscle Biology and Growth” and “Nutritional Physiology” as well as the research group “Functional Genome Analysis”. The institute, which belongs to the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Science Association, was founded on January 29, 1993 as a non-profit foundation under public law , which is funded equally by the federal government and the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
precursor
The institute follows the historical tradition of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Animal Breeding Research, which was established in Dummerstorf and Rostock in 1939 . At the initiative of the then President Gustav Frölich , the Dummerstorf estate with an area of around 1,000 hectares was acquired and began operations in 1939. After the Second World War , the institute resumed operations in 1946. On January 1, 1952, the "Institute for Animal Breeding Research Dummerstorf" was affiliated to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of the GDR . By decision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the GDR, the institute was merged with the Oskar-Kellner-Institute in Rostock and the Institute for Animal Breeding and Husbandry Clausberg on January 1st, 1970 to form the "Research Center for Animal Production Dummerstorf-Rostock". The research center maintained the research areas of breeding research, animal nutrition, reproduction, pig production technology as well as animal physiology and animal hygiene. In addition, animal populations were available for research purposes in the surrounding LPGs . a. in Pankelow . When it was dissolved in accordance with Article 38 of the Unification Treaty on December 31, 1990, the facility employed around 1,300 people. After an evaluation by the Science Council in 1991, Dummerstorf became the location of the Institute for Animal Breeding on January 1, 1992, as part of the State Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In 1993 it was transferred to the Leibniz Association, the first director from 1993 to 1998 was Peter Kauffold .
Trivia
In 1984 the institute developed the basic dialect HC-BASIC .
literature
- Johannes Wolf, Ernst Ritter: Academy of Agricultural Sciences . In: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Züchtungskunde (Ed.): DGfZ series of publications, special volume I: Animal breeding in the GDR and in the new federal states . 2007, ISSN 0949-8842 , p. 130-167 .
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Coordinates: 54 ° 0 ′ 46.8 ″ N , 12 ° 13 ′ 40.2 ″ E