Vetmeduni: Baumgartner Johannes

Head of Working group Pigs and PLF

Ass.-Prof. Dr.med.vet. Dipl.ECAWBM (AWSEL) Johannes Baumgartner
T +43 1 25077-4904
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Research areas

Behavior, husbandry and protection of the pig

Animal husbandry in organic farming (Head of AG OEKO-TIER)

Painful interventions in farm animals

Learning ability and cognition in pigs

1992	Graduation as a qualified veterinarian, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna
1995	Doctorate in veterinary medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna: Dissertation in the field of farm animal ethology on the subject: "The influence of weaning in the 12th week of life and simultaneous moving to a conventional fattening pen on the behavior of pigs reared in the Stolba family stable"
1993-1996	Veterinarian (most recently chairman) at Freiland Verband (organic producers' association), managing director of Freiland GmbH
seit 1996	Research assistant at the Institute of Animal Welfare Sciences, Deputy Head of the Institute, Head of the Pig Working Group, Head of the Organic Animal Husbandry Working Group (AGOT)

1993	Test center for stable equipment, Federal Research Institute Tänikon (FAT), Switzerland
2003	Bristol University, Animal Behavior Research Group, United Kingdom

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