News about Animal welfare

Benchmarking Farm Animal Welfare — A Novel Tool for Cross-Country Comparison Applied to Pig Production and Pork Consumption

To enable cross-country comparisons of pig welfare, a number of welfare dimensions, covering the features typically modified in legislative and market-driven welfare initiatives aimed at pig production, were defined.

New center

Today, the future Head of the new Centre, Professor Peter Sandøe, will receive a grant of DKK 1 million from ‘Skibsreder Per Henriksen, R. and Hustrus Fond’ at an award ceremony at ‘Det Kgl. Vajsenhus’ (the Royal…

Benchmarking farm animal welfare – Ethical considerations when developing a tool for cross-country comparison

A tool enabling animal welfare to be benchmarked across countries would make it possible to monitor and compare the status of animal welfare at both disaggregated and aggregated levels.

Examining compliance with ethical standards for animal research - is there a need for refinement?

- a qualitative study from northern Europe By A. Brønstad & P. Sandøe (2019) Laboratory Animals. SAGE Journals. Abstract Ethical guidelines for research on animals such as the 3Rs (Replacing, Reducing, Refining) and…

Animal Welfare Reconsidered - special open access issue of the journal Animal Welfare

This special issue of Animal Welfare, Vol 28, No. 1, February 2019, published by Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), is edited by D. M. Weary, P. Sandøe, & M. C. Appleby.

Breeding Blues: An ethical evaluation of the plan to reduce calving difficulties in Danish Blue cattle

By P. Sandøe, L.F. Theut & M. Denwood (2018) Preprint version of contribution to the EurSafe 2018 Conference Abstract Danish Blue Cattle is a breed of cattle originating from the Belgian White Blue Cattle (BWB), a breed…

A study of associations between gastric ulcers and the behaviour of finisher pigs

By K.M.D. Rutherford, C.S. Thompson, J.R. Thomson, A.B. Lawrence, E.O. Nielsen, M.E. Busch, S. Haugegaard & P. Sandøe (2018) Livestock Science. Elsevier Abstract Gastric ulcers are a common condition in finisher pigs. …

Modeling the cost of eradicating livestock-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

- in countries with a high proportion of positive herds By J. V. Olsen, F. F. Calvo-Artavia, P. Sandøe & N. Toft (2018) Preventive Veterinary Medicine. Elsevier Abstract Due to an increased incidence of human…

Animal Welfare Impact Assessments - A good way of giving the affected animals a voice when trying to tackle wild animals

By P. Sandøe & C. Gamborg (2017) Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. Springer. Abstract Control of wild animals may give rise to controversy, as is seen in the case of badger control to manage TB in cattl…

Bears or butterflies? How should zoos make value-driven decisions about their collections?

By C. Palmer, TJ Kasperbauer & P. Sandøe (forthcoming 2017) Book chapter in The Ark and Beyond, Minteer, B.A., Maienschein, J. & Collins, J.P. (eds.). University of Chicago Press Excerpt Zoos are ethically contested…

A dividing issue: Attitudes to the shooting of rear and release birds among landowners, hunters and the general public in DK

By C. Gamborg, F.S. Jensen & P. Sandøe (2016) Land Use Policy. Elsevier Abstract Why are organised shoots involving birds that are farm-reared and subsequently released a dividing issue in several countries? As a…

Presentation at University of Melbourne

Peter Sandøe gave a presentation at The University of Melbourne under the title 'Love hurts - the dark side of human attachment to companion animals'.

A matter of importance: Considering benefit in animal ethics review

I. A. S. Olsson, O. Varga, & P. Sandøe (2015) ALTEX 4 (1). Springer. Abstract Animal-based research presents an ethical dilemma between harms (to animals) and benefits (mainly to humans). According to Directive…

Behavioural consequences of visual deprivation occurring early or later in the life of chickens

By P. M. Hocking, K. A. Haldane, E. A. Davidson, P. Sandøe & H. H. Kristensen (2015) Applied Animal Behaviour Science. Elsevier Abstract The development of behaviour in a line of chickens that are born sighted (rdd) but…

A case for integrity: gains from including more than animal welfare in animal ethics committee deliberations

Röcklinsberg, H., Gamborg, C., & Gjerris, M. (2014) Laboratory Animals, 48(1). SAGE. Abstract From January 2013, a new EU Directive 63/2010/EU requires that research using animals must undergo a harm–benefit…

Can increased organic consumption mitigate climate changes?

L.R. Heerwagen, L.M. Andersen, P. Sandøe, & T. Christensen (2014) British Food Journal. Emerald Group Publishing Limited Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the evidence for a positive…

Injurious tail biting in pigs: how can it be controlled in existing systems without tail docking?

By R.B. D’Eath, G. Arnott, S.P. Turner, T. Jensen, H.P. Lahrmann, M.E. Busch, J.K. Niemi, A.B. Lawrence, & P. Sandøe (2014) Animal. Cambridge University Press Abstract Tail biting is a serious animal welfare and economi…

Behaviour of postnatally growth-impaired mice during malnutrition and after partial weight recovery

By R.C. Huber, A.F. Kolb, S. Lillico, A. Carlisle, P. Sandøe, D.B. Sørensen, L. Remuge, B.C.A Whitelaw & A.I.S Olsson (2013) Nutritional Neuroscience. Maney Online. Abstract Objectives: Early malnutrition is a highly…

Transgenic livestock, ethical concerns and debate

By M. Gjerris, R. Huber, J. Jesper, I.A.S. Olsson & P. Sandøe (2013) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer Excerpt Glossary: Animal bioreactor Transgenic animal that produces recombinant…

Animal biotechnology: The Ethical Landscape

By Gjerris, M. (2012) In Brunk, C. & Hartley, S. (eds.): Designer Animals. Mapping the Issues in Animal Biotechnology. University of Toronto Press, pp. 47-70 Introduction Why Are We Discussing Ethics All the Time? In…

Animal biotechnology: The Scientific Landscape

By Gjerris, M. (2012) In Brunk, C. & Hartley, S. (eds.): Designer Animals. Mapping the Issues in Animal Biotechnology. University of Toronto Press, pp. 23-46 Introduction What Is Animal Biotechnology? One of the first…

Public attitude formation regarding animal research

T.B. Lund, J. Lassen & P. Sandøe (2012) Anthrozoos. Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group. A number of attitudinal studies have examined support for the use of animals in research. However, on the whole they have come to…

Welfare assessment in transgenic pigs expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP)

R.C. Huber, L. Remuge, A. Carlisle, S. Lillico, P. Sandøe, D.B. Sørensen, C.B.A. Whitelaw & I.A.S. Olsson (2012) Transgenic Research. Springer. Abstract Since large animal transgenesis has been successfully attempted…

Animal Models of Dementia: Ethical Considerations of dementia

By I. A. S. Olsson & P. Sandøe Animal models of dementia. The Humana Press Inc. 2011 Abstract This chapter aims to encourage scientists and others interested in the use of animal models of disease specifically, in the…