Dr. Heike Schulze Westerath

Tätigkeit

Assistentin

LEHRE

• Vorlesungen in der Nutztierhaltung
• Blockkurs Angewandte Ethologie
• Exkursionen
• Betreuung von Abschlussarbeiten und Fachaufgaben

FORSCHUNG

• Rinderhaltung
• Mensch-Tier-Beziehung bei Rindern
• Beurteilung von Wohlergehen bei Rindern

PUBLIKATIONEN

• Schulze Westerath, H., Brörkens, N., Laister, S., MacKintosh, N., Winckler, C., Knierim, U., 2009. Validation of exploratory behaviour in beef cattle as an indicator of positive emotions. In: B. Forkman und L. Keeling (Eds.), Assessment of animal welfare measures for dairy cattle, beef bulls and veal calves, Welfare Quality® Reports No. 11, 163-174.
• Schulze Westerath, H., Laister, S., Winckler, C., Knierim, U., 2009. Exploration as an indicator of good welfare in beef bulls: An attempt to develop a test for on-farm assessment. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 116, 126-133.
• Schulze Westerath, H., Leach, K.A., Whay, H.R., Knierim, U., 2009. Scoring of cattle: integument alterations in dairy and beef cattle and veal calves. In: B. Forkman and L. Keeling (Eds.), Assessment of animal welfare measures for dairy cattle, beef bulls and veal calves, Welfare Quality® Reports No. 11, 43-50.
• Wemelsfelder, F., Knierim, U., Schulze Westerath, H., Lentfer, T., Staack, M., Sandilands, V., 2009. Qualitative behaviour assessment. In: B. Forkman and L. Keeling (Eds.), Assessment of animal welfare measures for layers and broilers, Welfare Quality® Reports No. 9, 113-119.
• Gygax, L., Mayer, C., Schulze Westerath, H., Friedli, K., Wechsler, B., 2007. On-farm assessment of the lying behaviour of finishing bulls kept in housing systems with different floor qualities. Animal Welfare 16, 205-208.
• Mayer, C., Thio, T., Schulze Westerath, H., Ossent, P., Gygax, L., Wechsler, B., and Friedli, K., 2007. Vergleich von Betonspaltenböden, gummimodifizierten Spaltenböden und Buchten mit Einstreu in der Bullenmast unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Tiergerechtheit. Landbauforschung Völkenrode, Sonderheft 303. Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft, FAL, 42 pp.
• Schulze Westerath, H., Gygax, L., Mayer, C., Wechsler, B., 2007. Leg lesions and cleanliness of finishing bulls kept in housing systems with different lying area surfaces. The Veterinary Journal 174, 77-85.
• Schulze Westerath, H., Hesse, N., Knierim, U., Laister, S., MacKintosh, N., Winckler, C., 2006. Investigations into the validity of on-farm measures of positive emotions in cattle - exploratory behaviour in beef cattle. Endbericht im Rahmen des EU-Projektes Welfare Quality, Projekt 2.2.1.8, Bericht D2.10.17, 18 pp.
• Schulze Westerath, H., Knierim, U., Leach, K. A., Whay, H. R., 2006 Animal based on-farm scoring of cattle- integument alterations of dairy and beef cattle and veal calves. Endbericht im Rahmen des EU-Projektes Welfare Quality, Projekt 2.2.1.2, Bericht D2.10.15, 26 pp.
• Schulze Westerath, H., Meier, T., Gygax, L., Wechsler, B., Mayer, C., 2006. Effects of the inclination of the lying area in cubicles on the behaviour and dirtiness of fattening bulls. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 97, 122-133.
• Wemelsfelder, F., Sandilands, V., Knierim, U., Schulze Westerath, H., Lentfer, T., Staack, M., 2006. Qualitative indicators for the on-farm monitoring of poultry welfare. Endbericht im Rahmen des EU-Projektes Welfare Quality, Projekt 2.2.9.6, Bericht D2.18.10, 22 pp.
• Gygax,L., Schulze Westerath,H., Kuhlicke,J., Wechsler,B., Mayer,C., 2005. Assessing cubicle dimensions for finishing bulls based on animal behaviour and cleanliness. Animal Science. 81, 423-430.