Speakers - VetPD

Janne Winther Christensen

MSc., PhD

Denmark Aarhus University, Denmark

Janne Winther Christensen is Associate Professor at the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark. In her early career, Janne studied behaviour of Przewalski horses in the Askania Nova Reserve in Ukraine, and the fascination of wild equids and the similarities in behaviour between wild, feral and domestic horses has formed the basis for her research. She holds a licentiate degree from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (2006), and a PhD in ethology from Copenhagen University (2008). Janne has conducted a number of research projects in relation to horse welfare, stress and fear reactions, habituation, learning and training. Her current research focuses on (i) maternal influence on the development of behaviour and stress sensitivity in foals, (ii) behaviour and welfare in relation to housing and management, and (iii) human-animal interactions.