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Michael Walkenhorst

Affiliation / Function

Activity areas

  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Udder Health, Joung Animal Health
  • Ethnoveterinary Medicine
  • Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapy

Projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing CH Pilot study on the treatment of ringworm disease in calfs with actives from the European larch 23.02.2026
ongoing CH Antibiotics versus Medicinal Plants – Effect on recently relocated pre-weaned calves (MedPlants4Calves) 01.01.2026 30.06.2031
ongoing CHFR Upscaling efficient alternatives for contentious inputs in organic farming (SCALE-it) 01.05.2025 30.04.2029
completed CH EU Organic Farming Regulation vs. Bio Suisse legislations 01.11.2023 31.12.2025
ongoing CHEU Medicinal plants for animal health care: Translating tradition into modern veterinary (MedPlants4Vet) 12.10.2023 11.10.2027
completed CH Investigating antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotic resistant bacteria in pig manure as a result of the retrospective use of antibiotic (Antibiotikaresistenzen in Schweinegülle) 01.07.2022 31.03.2024
completed MicroRNA as biomarker for equine sarcoid disease 01.09.2020 03.10.2025
completed CH Therapy of Equine Sarcoid with an orally administered mistletoe extract 01.05.2020 31.12.2024
completed CH Animal ethics 07.04.2020 31.12.2022
completed CH Increasing longevity of Swiss dairy cows: factors, future scenarios and strategy development 01.04.2020 31.03.2025
completed CH Wurmbekämpfung bei Legehennen 01.01.2020 31.12.2024
completed CH Rethinking of Antimicrobial Decision-Systems in the Management of Animal Production (ROADMAP) 01.06.2019 20.05.2023
completed CHDE Preserving Bavarian knowledge for the treatment of farm animals with medicinal plants and natural products 01.10.2018 31.12.2021
completed CH Replacement of Contentious Inputs in organic farming Systems (RELACS) 01.05.2018 30.04.2022
completed CH Wissensaufbau und -vermittlung im Bereich Mutter- und Ammengebundene Kälberaufzucht 01.04.2017 31.12.2019
completed CH ImproCalf - Improvement of veal calf health through adaption of rearing conditions on dairy farms (ImproCalf) 01.10.2016 30.09.2019
ongoing CH Lectures biodynamic school Rheinau 01.01.2015
completed CH Prophylactic and therapeutic use of medicinal plants and natural products in calves and piglets 01.01.2015 31.12.2018
completed CH Lehrmittel für den Unterricht an Berufsfachschulen (Schwerpunkt Biolandbau) 01.10.2013 30.09.2015
completed CH Agricultural Centre Visp 01.01.2013 31.12.2016
completed CH Kometian: Komplementärmedizinisches Tierheilangebot (Kometian) 01.01.2012 31.12.2023
ongoing CH Mother-bonded and fostered calf rearing (MAgKa) 01.10.2011
ongoing CH Herbal feed supplement – Field trial 01.10.2010
ongoing CH Safeguarding traditional knowledge of livestock treatment with medicinal plants and natural substances 01.06.2010
completed CH Mineralstoffversorgung von Milchkühen im biologisch-dynamischen Landbau ohne Mineralfutterzugabe unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Phosphors 01.01.2010 31.12.2011
completed CH Influence of minimized concentrate feeding on animal health and performance of Swiss organic dairy cows (Feed no Food) 01.10.2009 01.10.2010
completed CH Mastitisfaktoren: Einfluss von Lärm und Vibrationen auf die Eutergesundheit von Milchkühen 01.01.2004 31.12.2007
ongoing CH Pro-Q: On-Farm Research Network for Dairy Cattle 01.04.2003
completed CH Sustaining Animal Health and Food Safety in Organic Farming (SAFO) 01.03.2003 31.08.2006
ongoing CH Effect and efficiancy of mistletoetherapy (Iscador®) in animals and implemantation of the special treatmentprotocol in veterinary practice. Advisory service and support for veterinarians and pet and horse owner. 01.01.2001
completed CH Mastitiskontrolle in Bündener Bergbetrieben 01.01.1999 31.12.2002
ongoing CH Prophylactic and therapeutic use of medicinal plants in poultry (Phyto Geflügel)

Training / professional career

Professional Career

  • Since 2014 Group lead Animal Health of the Department of Livestock Science of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL, CH) with the main focus on preventive veterinary medicine including reduction of antibiotic input as well as the preventive and therapeutic use of medicinal plants and natural products in livestock.
  • 1998 - recent in the beginning PhD student, since 2002 researcher and since 2006 senior researcher at the Department of Livestock Science of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL, CH)

Training

  • 2012 certificate of qualification in veterinary phytotherapy (“Fähigkeitsausweis Veterinärphytotherapie GST”) of the Swiss Veterinary Society
  • 2006 doctoral thesis at the Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Zurich (CH)
  • 1998 approbation as veterinarian at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (DE)
  • 992 - 1998 education in veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (DE)

Teaching

  • ZHAW, Wädenswil and Biodynamic education Switzerland (since 2010): animal husbandary, animal health, animal breeding

Publications

Publications in the Organic Eprints archive