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Taking Ethics into Account in Farm Animal Breeding: What can the Breed Companies Achieve?

By I. A. S. Olsson, C. Gamborg & P. Sandøe (2006) Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. Springer Verlag Abstract Animal welfare and the ethical issues it raises have been discussed intensively for a couple o…

After Dolly - Ethical limits to the use of biotechnology on farm animals

By J. Lassen, M. Gjerris & P. Sandøe (2006) Theriogenology. Elsevier Abstract The cloning of Dolly the sheep gave rise to a widespread call for limits on interference with life. Until recently the main limits were…

Sustainability in farm animal breeding: A review

By C. Gamborg & P. Sandøe (2005) Livestock Production Science. Elsevier Abstract The paper examines the notion of sustainable farm animal breeding. A brief explanation of why sustainability matters is offered first.…

Beavers and Biodiversity: The Ethics of Ecological Restoration

By C. Gamborg & P. Sandøe (2004) Philosophy and Biodiversity. Cambridge University Press. Abstract This paper is about the value conflicts that lie behind ecological restoration initiatives. We focus on a case of beave…

Ethical decisions concerning animal biotechnology: What is the role of animal welfare science?

By I. A. S. Olsson & P. Sandøe (2004) Animal Welfare. UFAW Abstract Scientists recently attracted considerable public attention when they presented a featherless chicken tailored for production in hot climates.…

Outline of a risk assessment: The welfare of future xeno-donor pigs

By K. Dahl, P. Sandøe, P. F. Johnsen, J. Lassen & A. K. Hansen (2003) Animal Welfare. UFAW Abstract The welfare of transgenic animals is often not considered prior to their generation. However, we demonstrate here ho…

Breeding and biotechnology in farm animals - ethical issues

By C. Gamborg & P. Sandøe (2003) Key issues in bioethics. A guide for teachers. Routledge Falmer Excerpt Over the last century, and especially since the Second World War, animal production has become ever more efficient…

Farm animal welfare: The interaction between ethical questions and animal welfare science

By P. Sandøe, S.B. Christiansen & M.C. Appleby (2003) Animal Welfare. UFAW Abstract Farm animal welfare has now been studied, within a scientific framework, for several decades. The framework does not include ethical…

Animal Welfare as One among Several Values to be Considered at Farm Level

- The Idea of an Ethical Account for Livestock Farming By J. T. Sørensen, P. Sandøe & N. Halberg (2001) Agriculturae Scandinavica. Taylor & Francis Abstract A proposal as to how to combine animal welfare with other goal…

Assessment of Farm Animal Welfare at Herd Level

- Many Goals, Many Methods By P. F. Johnsen, T. Johannesson & P. Sandøe (2001) Agriculturae Scandinavica. Taylor & Francis Abstract This paper describes and compares nine methods of assessing the welfare of farm animal…

Staying good while playing God! The ethics of breeding farm animals

By P. Sandøe, B. L. Nielsen, L. G. Christensen & P. Sørensen (1999) Animal Welfare. UFAW Abstract Modern genetics has given us some very efficient tools with which to alter the characteristics of animals. To date, farm…