· Study of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover (1979-1985) · Dissertation and assistant at the Department of Physiology · 1991: Practitioner in a cattle practise in Northern Germany · 1992-1997 Habilitation at the Department of Physiology, University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover · since 1998 assistant at the Clinic for Cattle, University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover · since 2003: Professor at the Clinic for Cattle Fachtierarzt für Physiologie Fachtierarzt für Rinder · Scientific activities: - Metabolic diseases of high-yielding dairy cows in early lactation - „Metabolic programming“ - Pathophysiology and therapy of diarrhea and pneumonia in calves · Februar 2006 – April 2008: Department of Physiology, Technical University Munich · May 2008 – March 2013: Senior lecturer at the Clinic for Cattle, University of ·Veterinary Medicine in Hannover · April 2013-July 2017: Senior lecturer (50 %) Vetsuisse Faculty Zürich (Department for Large Animals) and Swiss Bovine Health Service (50 %) ·Since August 2017: Manager director (100 %) of the Swiss Calf Health Service
