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  • 2013 - UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

Overview

Peter Sandøe is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has contributed to research in various domains related to animal welfare, behavior, and environmental impact. The scientist's work spans several interconnected topics and subfields, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to studying human-animal interactions and related concerns.

The recent published papers involving Peter Sandøe include:

  • Benchmarking Farm Animal Welfare-A Novel Tool for Cross-Country Comparison Applied to Pig Production and Pork Consumption, 2020, Animals

Other notable recent papers relevant to the broader research area include:

  • Owner-Related Reasons Matter more than Behavioural Problems-A Study of Why Owners Relinquished Dogs and Cats to a Danish Animal Shelter from 1996 to 2017, 2020, Animals
  • A consensus on the definition of positive animal welfare, 2025, Biology Letters
  • Rethinking the utility of the Five Domains model, 2023, Animal Welfare
  • "The person in power told me to"-European PhD students' perspectives on guest authorship and good authorship practice, 2023, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter Sandøe comprise:

  • Thomas Bøker Lund
  • Søren Saxmose Nielsen
  • Tove Christensen
  • Björn Forkman
  • Svenja Springer

The scientist has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Animals
  • Animal Welfare
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Subfields of study prominently featured in the scientist's body of work include:

  • Genetics
  • Small Animals
  • Ecology
  • Speech and Hearing
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Key topics addressed by Peter Sandøe's research are:

  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
  • Geographies of human-animal interactions
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Among recognitions received, the scientist was awarded the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Current issues in fish welfare

    F. A. Huntingford;C. Adams;V. A. Braithwaite;S. Kadri

  • Beyond the knowledge deficit: recent research into lay and expert attitudes to food risks.

    Janus Hansen;Lotte Holm;Lynn Frewer;Paul Robinson

  • The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors

    K. M D Rutherford;E. M. Baxter;R. B. D'Eath;S. P. Turner

  • Healthy food is nutritious, but organic food is healthy because it is pure: The negotiation of healthy food choices by Danish consumers of organic food

    Kia Ditlevsen;Peter Sandøe;Jesper Lassen

  • Are we ready for back-to-nature crop breeding?

    Michael G. Palmgren;Anna Kristina Edenbrandt;Suzanne Elizabeth Vedel;Martin Marchman Andersen

  • The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig II: management factors

    E. M. Baxter;K. M D Rutherford;R. B. D'Eath;G. Arnott

  • Assessment of Farm Animal Welfare at Herd Level: Many Goals, Many Methods

    P. F. Johnsen;T. Johannesson;P. Sandøe

  • Happy pigs are dirty! – conflicting perspectives on animal welfare

    J. Lassen;P. Sandøe;B. Forkman

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

    R B D'Eath;G Arnott;S P Turner;T Jensen

  • Accelerating the Domestication of New Crops: Feasibility and Approaches

    Jeppe Thulin Østerberg;Wen Xiang;Lene Irene Olsen;Anna Kristina Edenbrandt

  • Staying good while playing god--the ethics of breeding farm animals.

    P Sandoe;B L Nielsen;L G Christensen;P Sorensen

  • What Is so Positive about Positive Animal Welfare?—A Critical Review of the Literature

    Alistair B Lawrence;Belinda Vigors;Peter Sandøe

  • Food safety and ethics: the interplay between science and values

    Karsten Klint Jensen;Peter Sandøe

  • Canine and feline obesity: a One Health perspective

    Peter Sandøe;Clare Palmer;Sandra Corr;Arne Astrup

  • Feasibility of new breeding techniques for organic farming

    Martin Marchman Andersen;Xavier Landes;Wen Xiang;Artem Anyshchenko

  • Assessing animal welfare: where does science end and philosophy begin?.

    P Sandoe;H B Simonsen

  • Sustainability in farm animal breeding: a review

    Christian Gamborg;Peter Sandøe

  • The Correlation of Qualitative Behavior Assessments with Welfare Quality® Protocol Outcomes in On-Farm Welfare Assessment of Dairy Cattle

    S.N. Andreasen;F. Wemelsfelder;P. Sandøe;B. Forkman

  • Why are most EU pigs tail docked? Economic and ethical analysis of four pig housing and management scenarios in the light of EU legislation and animal welfare outcomes.

    R. B. D'Eath;J. K. Niemi;B. Vosough Ahmadi;K. M. D. Rutherford

  • Broad consent for biobanks is best - provided it is also deep.

    Rasmus Bjerregaard Mikkelsen;Mickey Gjerris;Gunhild Waldemar;Peter Sandøe

  • Philosophical debate on the nature of well-being: implications for animal welfare

    M. C. Appleby;P. Sandoe

  • Companion Animal Ethics

    Andrew Gardiner;Peter Sandøe;Sandra Corr;Clare Palmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Björn Forkman
Björn Forkman University of Copenhagen
Michael C. Appleby
Michael C. Appleby University of Edinburgh
Alistair Lawrence
Alistair Lawrence Scotland's Rural College
Daniel M. Weary
Daniel M. Weary University of British Columbia
Søren Saxmose Nielsen
Søren Saxmose Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Richard B. D’Eath
Richard B. D’Eath Scotland's Rural College
Simon P. Turner
Simon P. Turner Scotland's Rural College
Sunil Kadri
Sunil Kadri University of Stirling
James A. Serpell
James A. Serpell University of Pennsylvania
Jan Tind Sørensen
Jan Tind Sørensen Aarhus University

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