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Christoph Winckler

Christoph Winckler

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Austria
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
46
Citations
8858
World Ranking
762
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Christoph Winckler is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria and conducts research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies. Their work spans diverse subfields including Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Ecology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The main topics covered in their research include Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, as well as Influenza Virus Research Studies.

Winckler's recent publications demonstrate a focus on animal welfare, livestock sustainability, and disease transmission, reflecting these core topics:

  • Potential of multi-species livestock farming to improve the sustainability of livestock farms: A review (2020), published in Agricultural Systems
  • Towards a Positive Welfare Protocol for Cattle: A Critical Review of Indicators and Suggestion of How We Might Proceed (2021), published in Frontiers in Animal Science
  • Strategies for keeping dairy cows and calves together - a cross-sectional survey study (2022), published in animal
  • Ability of different matrices to transmit African swine fever virus (2021), published in EFSA Journal
  • Negative play contagion in calves (2020), published in Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently collaborates with several peers across the animal science and veterinary fields. Frequent co-authors include Helen Clare Roberts, Lisa Schanz, Christine Leeb, José Luis Gonzales Rojas, and Virginie Michel, with collaboration counts ranging from six to eight joint works.

Winckler's research has been published in multiple prominent scientific venues, reflecting a consistent contribution to the field. These venues include:

  • animal
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Dairy Science

Best Publications

  • Assessment of positive emotions in animals to improve their welfare.

    Alain Boissy;Gerhard Manteuffel;Margit Bak Jensen;Randi Oppermann Moe

  • Evaluation of data loggers, sampling intervals, and editing techniques for measuring the lying behavior of dairy cattle

    D.N. Ledgerwood;C. Winckler;C.B. Tucker

  • Use of veterinary drugs in intensive animal production

    Christoph Winckler;Alexander Grafe

  • The Reliability and Repeatability of a Lameness Scoring System for Use as an Indicator of Welfare in Dairy Cattle

    Christoph Winckler;Stefanie Willen

  • Risk factors for lameness in freestall-housed dairy cows across two breeds, farming systems, and countries

    Sabine Dippel;Martin Dolezal;Christine Brenninkmeyer;Jan Brinkmann

  • Animal Welfare and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

    Linda Keeling;Håkan Tunón;Gabriela Olmos Antillón;Charlotte Berg

  • Potential of multi-species livestock farming to improve the sustainability of livestock farms: A review.

    Guillaume Martin;Kerstin Barth;Marc Benoit;Christopher Brock

  • Dehorning of cattle in the EU Member States: A quantitative survey of the current practices

    G. Cozzi;F. Gottardo;M. Brscic;B. Contiero

  • Short communication: Lameness impairs feeding behavior of dairy cows

    M. Norring;J. Häggman;H. Simojoki;P. Tamminen

  • Selection of parameters for on-farm welfare-assessment protocols in cattle and buffalo

    C. Winckler;J. Capdeville;G. Gebresenbet;B. Horning

  • The stall-design paradox: Neck rails increase lameness but improve udder and stall hygiene

    F. Bernardi;F. Bernardi;J. A. Fregonesi;J. A. Fregonesi;C. Winckler;D. M. Veira

  • African swine fever in wild boar.

    Simon More;Miguel Angel Miranda

  • Long-term familiarity creates preferred social partners in dairy cows

    Anke Kristina Gutmann;Marek Špinka;Christoph Winckler

  • Social licking in dairy cattle—Effects on heart rate in performers and receivers

    Simone Laister;Barbara Stockinger;Anna-Maria Regner;Karin Zenger

  • Impact of animal health and welfare planning on medicine use, herd health and production in European organic dairy farms

    Silvia Ivemeyer;Gidi Smolders;Jan Brinkmann;Elisabeth Gratzer

  • Assessing lameness in cows kept in tie-stalls

    Katharine A. Leach;Sabine Dippel;Johann Huber;Solveig March

  • Risk factors for lameness in cubicle housed Austrian Simmental dairy cows.

    Sabine Dippel;Marlies Dolezal;Marlies Dolezal;Christine Brenninkmeyer;Jan Brinkmann

  • Reliability and feasibility of selected measures concerning resting behaviour for the on-farm welfare assessment in dairy cows

    Gudrun Plesch;Nina Broerkens;Simone Laister;Christoph Winckler

  • Rift Valley Fever – epidemiological update and risk of introduction into Europe

    Søren Saxmose Nielsen;Julio Alvarez;Dominique Joseph Bicout;Paolo Calistri

  • Health and welfare of rabbits farmed in different production systems.

    Søren Saxmose Nielsen;Julio Alvarez

  • Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): bluetongue.

    Simon More;Dominique Bicout;Anette Bøtner;Andrew Butterworth

  • Hock lesion epidemiology in cubicle housed dairy cows across two breeds, farming systems and countries

    Christine Brenninkmeyer;Sabine Dippel;Jan Brinkmann;Solveig March

  • Effect of training on the inter-observer reliability of lameness scoring in dairy cattle

    Solveig March;Jan Brinkmann;Christoph Winckler

Frequent Co-Authors

Søren Saxmose Nielsen
Søren Saxmose Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Antonio Velarde
Antonio Velarde Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Sandra A. Edwards
Sandra A. Edwards Newcastle University
Anette Bøtner
Anette Bøtner University of Copenhagen
Simon J. More
Simon J. More University College Dublin
Preben Willeberg
Preben Willeberg Safoso (Switzerland)
Jan Arend Stegeman
Jan Arend Stegeman Utrecht University
Mette Vaarst
Mette Vaarst Aarhus University
Karl Ståhl
Karl Ståhl National Veterinary Institute
Julio Alvarez
Julio Alvarez Complutense University of Madrid

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