Harro Köhler (1957 –1987)

His work was concentrated on diseases and rearing problems in poultry (infectious bronchitis, mycoplasmosis, encephalomalacia, avian encephalomyelitis, infectious synovitis, aflatoxin poisoning in ducks, etc.). His work in this field resulted in a textbook of poultry diseases (along with E. Gratzl). A further focus was his work with diseases in swine (E. coli enterotoxaemia, diarrhoea, iron toxicity following the application of iron dextrane, etc.).

Much work was done in studying calcinosis in cattle. Comparative pathology was also introduced through the examination of cadavers from the Schönbrunn Zoo. Immune pathology and electron microscopy were integrated into the activities of the institute. Köhler was co-publisher of two editions of a textbook of basic pathology, a handbook of advanced pathological anatomy of domestic animals, a textbook of forensic veterinary medicine and the textbook "Pathologie der Haustiere" (Pathology of Domestic Animals).