Department of Behavioral Physiology of Livestock

Heidi Arndt

Heidi Arndt, Dr. med. vet.

  • Veterinary Specialist for Animal Welfare
  • Research Associate

    Address:

    Garbenstraße 17
    2. OG, Room 208


    Tel.: +49 (0)711 459 22916
    heidi.arndt@uni-hohenheim.de

        

    Office Hours: by appointment

    Administrative Office

    Profile

    December 2021Certified Veterinary Specialist for Animal Welfare
    since 2021Research Associate at the Department of Behavioral Physiology of Livestock, University of Hohenheim
    2016-2020Research Associate, Clinic for Cattle (Working Group on Veterinary Herd Health Advisory), University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover
    2013-2016Associate PhD student enrolled in the doctoral programme of Lower Saxony "Animal Welfare in Intensive Livestock Production Systems - Tierhaltung im Spannungsfeld von Tierwohl, Ökonomie und Gesellschaft" by the Georg-August-University at Göttingen, the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, the University of Vechta, and the University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrück
    2012-2015Research Associate and PhD student, Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behaviour, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover
    2012German State Examination and License to Practice Veterinary Medicine

    Research Projects

    2020-2021FarmSkills4Vets: A Virtual Dairy Farm – Self-Directed Learning in Veterinary Herd Health Advisory
    2016-2020PraeRi: Animal Health, Hygiene and Biosafety in German Dairy Farms – A Prevalence Study
    2012-2015Animal Welfare in Pig Transport

    Publications

    Selected Publications:

    • Böker, A. R.; Bartel, A.; Duc, P. D.; Hentzsch, A.; Reichmann, F.; Merle, R.; Arndt, H.; Dachrodt, L.; Woudstra, S.; Hoedemaker, M. (2023): Status of udder health performance indicators and implementation of on farm monitoring on German dairy cow farms: results from a large scale cross-sectional study. Front. Vet. Sci., Sec. Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1193301
    •  Dachrodt, L.; Bartel, A.; Arndt, H.; Kellermann, L. M.; Stock, A.; Volkmann, M.; Boeker, A. R.; Birnstiel, K.; Duc, P. D.; Klawitter, M.; Paul, P.; Stoll, A.; Woudstra, S.; Knubben-Schweizer, G.; Müller, K. E.; Hoedemaker, M. (2022):  Benchmarking calf health: Assessment tools for dairy herd health consultancy based on reference values from 730 German dairies with respect to seasonal, farm type, and herd size effects. Front. Vet. Sci., Sec. Animal Behavior and Welfare 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.990798.
    • Dachrodt, L., Arndt, H., Bartel, A., Kellermann, L. M., Tautenhahn, A., Volkmann, M., Birnstiel, K., Do Duc, P., Hentzsch, A., Jensen, K. C., Klawitter, M., Paul, P., Stoll, A., Woudstra, S., Zuz, P., Knubben, G., Metzner, M., Müller, K. E., Merle, R., & Hoedemaker, M. (2021). Prevalence of disorders in preweaned dairy calves from 731 dairies in Germany: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Dairy Science 104(8), 9037–9051. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20283
    • Arndt, H., Spindler, B., Hohmeier, S., Hartung, J., & Kemper, N. (2020). Planimetric Determination of the Static Space of Cull Sows as the First Step towards a Recommendation of Loading Densities for Cull Sows during Road Transportation in the European Union. Agriculture 11(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11010020
    • Arndt, H., Volkmann, N., Spindler, B., Hartung, J., & Kemper, N. (2019). Do Pigs Have Adequate Space in Animal Transportation Vehicles? Planimetric Measurement of the Floor Area Covered by Finishing Pigs in Various Body Positions. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 5, 330. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00330