Working Groups

The Experimental Biology group investigates various questions related to the biology of farm animals. These include animal welfare, genetic mechanisms, disease mechanisms, and evolution. Using a broad range of methods, from computer-assisted analyses to cell models and animal models, the group addresses all aspects from target identification to target validation.

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The Aquaculture Working Group emerged from the former Aquaculture and Aquatic Ecology Division of the Department of Animal Sciences. The working group is responsible for all facilities related to aquaculture research and sees itself as an infrastructural unit of the department's laboratory animal facility, accessible to all groups within the department. The working group also conducts independent research projects, contributing to research in the areas of breeding, reproduction, husbandry technology, and product quality. Research is conducted on various fish species, such as trout, tilapia, and catfish, as well as on zebrafish as a model organism. Administratively, the working group is integrated into the Functional Breeding Department, whose head, Prof. Tetens, also holds the scientific directorship for aquaculture.