Gerhard Flachowsky

1944:

Born in Stangendorf near Zwickau, Germany, married, 2 children

1963-1968:

University study in Agricultural Sciences, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany, Diplom-Landwirt

1969-1989:

PhD-studies, Lecturer, Senior research scientist, Assist. and Assoc. Prof. (Dozent) in the field of animal nutrition at the University Leipzig, Germany

1971:

PhD thesis in poultry nutrition, University Jena

1979:

Habilitation (Postdoctoral thesis) in beef cattle nutrition, University Leipzig

1989-1994:

Full Professor of Nutritional Physiology at the Faculty of Biology and Pharmaceutics at the University Jena

1994-2009:

Director of the Institute of Animal Nutrition of the Federal Research Institute for Animal Health (FLI) in Braunschweig, Germany

Since 1996:

Honorary Professor at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Since May 2009:

Visiting Senior Scientist at the Institute of Animal Nutrition in Braunschweig