Dr. Ariane Stratmann
Postdoctoral Researcher
- Phone
- +41 31 631 57 53
- ariane.stratmann@vetsuisse.unibe.ch
- Office
- 22
- Postal Address
- Center for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits (ZTHZ)
Animal Welfare Division
Veterinary Public Health Institute
University of Bern
Burgerweg 22
3052 Zollikofen
Research
Research
- Influence of a prolonged dusk duration on falls and keel bone damage in laying hens
- Piling behaviour and smothering in laying hens
- Improving design of rearing and laying aviaries
CV
I studied Biology at the University of Göttingen, Germany and obtained my MSc in Behavioural Ecology at the University of Bern, Switzerland including an experimental thesis on the influences of maternal effects and early experiences on anti-predator strategies in a mouthbrooding African cichlid.
For my PhD I decided to focus on applied animal welfare related topics and moved to the Division of Animal Welfare at the University of Bern. During my PhD I worked with laying hens investigating causes of keel bone damage in aviary systems including the assessment of preventive measures such as soft perch material, alternative aviary design and genetic selection of bone strength.
I am currently working as a research associate at the Centre for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits (ZTHZ) in Zollikofen assessing different types of commercial housing systems and equipment for poultry (laying hens, broilers, turkeys) as part of the authorization procedure of the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO).
In addition, I have a postdoctoral position at the Division of Animal Welfare, University Bern where I am working on several research projects including co-supervision of MSc and PhD students on piling behaviour and smothering in laying hens as well as improvement of aviary systems during rear and lay.
Publications
2019
Rufener, Christina Barbara; Baur, Sarah Dorothea; Stratmann, Ariane; Toscano, Michael Jeffrey (2019). Keel bone fractures affect egg laying performance but not egg quality in laying hens housed in a commercial aviary system. Poultry Science, 98(4), pp. 1589-1600. Oxford University Press 10.3382/ps/pey544
2018
Rufener, Christina Barbara; Baur, Sarah Dorothea; Stratmann, Ariane; Toscano, Michael Jeffrey (2018). A Reliable Method to Assess Keel Bone Fractures in Laying Hens From Radiographs Using a Tagged Visual Analogue Scale. Frontiers in veterinary science, 5(124), p. 124. Frontiers Media 10.3389/fvets.2018.00124
Sirovnik, Janja; Stratmann, Ariane; Gebhardt, Sabine; Würbel, Hanno; Toscano, Michael Jeffrey (2018). Feeding from perches in an aviary system reduces aggression and mortality in laying hens. Applied animal behaviour science, 202, pp. 53-62. Elsevier 10.1016/j.applanim.2018.01.005
2017
Candelotto, Laura; Stratmann, Ariane; Gebhardt, Sabine; Rufener, Christina Barbara; van de Braak, Teun; Toscano, Michael Jeffrey (2017). Susceptibility to keel bone fractures in laying hens and the role of genetic variation. Poultry Science, 96(10), pp. 3517-3528. Poultry Science Association 10.3382/ps/pex146
2016
Stratmann, Ariane; Frohlich, E K F; Gebhardt, Sabine; Harlander-Matauschek, A.; Würbel, Hanno; Toscano, Michael Jeffrey (2016). Genetic selection to increase bone strength affects prevalence of keel bone damage and egg parameters in commercially housed laying hens. Poultry Science, 95(5), pp. 975-984. Poultry Science Association 10.3382/ps/pew026
Gebhardt-Henrich, Sabine; Stratmann, Ariane (2016). What is causing smothering in laying hens? Veterinary record, 179(10), pp. 250-251. British Veterinary Association 10.1136/vr.i4618
2015
Stratmann, Ariane; Fröhlich, E K; Gebhardt, Sabine; Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra; Schrader, L; Toscano, Michael Jeffrey; Würbel, Hanno; Gebhardt-Henrich, Sabine (2015). Soft perches in an aviary system reduce incidence of keel bone damage in laying hens. PLoS ONE, 10(3), e0122568. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0122568
Stratmann, Ariane; Fröhlich, E K F; Gebhardt-Henrich, S G; Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra; Würbel, Hanno; Toscano, Michael Jeffrey (2015). Modification of aviary design reduces incidence of falls, collisions and keel bone damage in laying hens. Applied animal behaviour science, 165, pp. 112-123. Elsevier 10.1016/j.applanim.2015.01.012
2014
Stratmann, Ariane; Taborsky, Barbara (2014). Antipredator defences of young are independently determined by genetic inheritance, maternal effects and own early experience in mouthbrooding cichlids. Functional Ecology, 28(4), pp. 944-953. Blackwell Scientific Publications 10.1111/1365-2435.12224