Lars Schrader

Prof. Dr. Lars Schrader serves as Head of the Institute of Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry (ITT) at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) in Celle and holds an Extraordinary Professorship at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Göttingen. His work bridges federal research infrastructure with academic scholarship in animal welfare science.

Core research themes include:

• Behavioral ethology of laying hens and pigs
• Innovative housing solutions for farm animal welfare
• Practical welfare assessment indicators
• Individual variation in animal stress responses

He directs nationally significant projects including LABEL-FIT (welfare labeling), PigComfort (pig housing optimization), NaTiMon (national welfare monitoring), and HealthyLivestock (AMR mitigation through husbandry). Current initiatives focus on digital monitoring (ErhEb), emission-reducing barn systems (MeTEmSiS), and practical implementation tools like EiKoTiGer.

Thesis supervision is documented institutionally though no student names appear in source materials. No scientific awards are referenced in the provided text.