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Overview

Birger Puppe is affiliated with the University of Rostock in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Veterinary science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their work often focuses on subfields such as Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Developmental Biology.

The scientist's research topics include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

Birger Puppe has contributed to several recent papers including:

  • Affective styles and emotional lateralization: A promising framework for animal welfare research (2021, Applied Animal Behaviour Science)
  • The effect of age on discrimination learning and self-control in a marshmallow test for pigs (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Setting the stage to tag "n" track: a guideline for implementing, validating and reporting a radio frequency identification system for monitoring resource visit behavior in poultry (2023, Poultry Science)
  • Hemispheric Specialization for Processing the Communicative and Emotional Content of Vocal Communication in a Social Mammal, the Domestic Pig (2020, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience)
  • Endocannabinoid administration affects taste preference and the expression of cannabinoid and opioid receptors in the amygdala of early lactating cows (2023, Scientific Reports)

Frequent co-authors in their work include Jan Langbein with 8 publications, Helen Louton with 5, Sandra Düpjan with 4, Serge Alindekon with 4, and T.B. Rodenburg with 4 collaborations.

Their publications are frequently found in the following scholarly venues:

  • Poultry Science (3 publications)
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science (2 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (1 publication)
  • Current Biology (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Vocalization of farm animals as a measure of welfare

    Gerhard Manteuffel;Birger Puppe;Peter C Schön

  • Early identification of neonates at risk: Traits of newborn piglets with respect to survival

    M Tuchscherer;B Puppe;A Tuchscherer;U. Tiemann

  • Consequences of repeated early isolation in domestic piglets (Sus scrofa) on their behavioural, neuroendocrine, and immunological responses.

    Ellen Kanitz;Margret Tuchscherer;Birger Puppe;Armin Tuchscherer

  • Personality Research in Mammalian Farm Animals: Concepts, Measures, and Relationship to Welfare.

    Marie-Antonine Finkemeier;Jan Langbein;Birger Puppe;Birger Puppe

  • The emergence of emotional lateralization: Evidence in non-human vertebrates and implications for farm animals

    Lisette M.C. Leliveld;Jan Langbein;Birger Puppe;Birger Puppe

  • Effects of social status after mixing on immune, metabolic, and endocrine responses in pigs.

    Margret Tuchscherer;Birger Puppe;Armin Tuchscherer;Ellen Kanitz

  • Cognitive enrichment affects behavioural reactivity in domestic pigs

    Birger Puppe;Katrin Ernst;Peter C. Schön;Gerhard Manteuffel

  • Analysing dominance relationships by sociometric methods—a plea for a more standardised and precise approach in farm animals

    Jan Langbein;Birger Puppe

  • Automated recording of stress vocalisations as a tool to document impaired welfare in pigs

    P. C. Schon;B. Puppe;G. Manteuffel

  • The effect of housing conditions and social environment immediately after weaning on the agonistic behaviour, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, and plasma glucose level in pigs

    B. Puppe;M. Tuchscherer;A. Tuchscherer

  • Castration-induced vocalisation in domestic piglets, Sus scrofa: Complex and specific alterations of the vocal quality

    Birger Puppe;Peter C. Schön;Armin Tuchscherer;Gerhard Manteuffel

  • Effects of cognitive enrichment on behavioural and physiological reactions of pigs.

    Manuela Zebunke;Birger Puppe;Birger Puppe;Jan Langbein

  • Agonistic behaviour after mixing in pigs under commercial farm conditions

    Andreas Stukenborg;Imke Traulsen;Birger Puppe;Ulrich Presuhn

  • Differential vocal responses to physical and mental stressors in domestic pigs (Sus scrofa)

    Sandra Düpjan;Peter-Christian Schön;Birger Puppe;Armin Tuchscherer

  • Effects of familiarity and relatedness on agonistic pair relationships in newly mixed domestic pigs

    Birger Puppe

  • A complex automatic feeding system for pigs aimed to induce successful behavioural coping by cognitive adaptation

    Katrin Ernst;Birger Puppe;Peter C. Schön;Gerhard Manteuffel

  • A single exposure to social isolation in domestic piglets activates behavioural arousal, neuroendocrine stress hormones, and stress-related gene expression in the brain

    E Kanitz;B Puppe;M Tuchscherer;M Heberer

  • Effects of postnatal social isolation on hormonal and immune responses of pigs to an acute endotoxin challenge.

    Margret Tuchscherer;Ellen Kanitz;Birger Puppe;Armin Tuchscherer

  • Degree of social isolation affects behavioural and vocal response patterns in dwarf goats (Capra hircus)

    Katrin Siebert;Jan Langbein;Peter-Christian Schön;Armin Tuchscherer

  • Autonomic reactions indicating positive affect during acoustic reward learning in domestic pigs

    Manuela Zebunke;Jan Langbein;Gerhard Manteuffel;Birger Puppe

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Langbein
Jan Langbein Leibniz Association
Ellen Kanitz
Ellen Kanitz Leibniz Association
Winfried Otten
Winfried Otten Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology
Gerd Nürnberg
Gerd Nürnberg Leibniz Association
Joachim Krieter
Joachim Krieter Kiel University
Edna Hillmann
Edna Hillmann Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Armelle Prunier
Armelle Prunier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Marek Špinka
Marek Špinka Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Andrew M. Janczak
Andrew M. Janczak Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Alain Boissy
Alain Boissy INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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