Vetmeduni: Windschnurer Ines

Leader working group: Companion animals

Dr.med.vet. Ines Windschnurer, EBVS
T +43 1 25077-4915
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Fields of Research

Human-animal relationship (cattle, new world camelids, cats, rabbits, ferrets)

Behavioural tests for assessing the animals’ relationship to humans and general fearfulness in cattle

Behaviour and husbandry of fattening and breeding rabbits

Behaviour, husbandry and welfare of companion animals (cats, rabbits, ferrets)

Husbandry related diseases and behavioural problems in companion animals (rabbits, ferrets)

1997-2004	Study of Veterinary Medicine, Vetmeduni Vienna
2005-2007	Doctoral thesis at the Institute of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Vetmeduni Vienna Topic: “Reliability of tests for assessing the animals’ relationship to humans on dairy and fattening bull farms” Research assistant at the Institute of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Vetmeduni Vienna, working group “Ruminants and human-animal relationship”
2007-2009	Postdoctoral position at the Institute of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Vetmeduni Vienna, working group “Ruminants and human-animal relationship”
2010-2012	Postdoctoral position at the Institute of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, Vetmeduni Vienna, working group “Rabbits”
since 2012	Research scientist and lecturer at the Institute of Animal Welfare Science, Vetmeduni Vienna; research and teaching, especially in the fields of behaviour, husbandry and welfare of companion animals (Veterinary Medicine and Interdisciplinary Master in Human-Animal-Interactions);