Ida Brandt

My doctoral project began in the fall of 2021 and is about equivalence in animal welfare controls. It is an interdisciplinary research project that combines social sciences and natural sciences, where animal welfare and animal protection are in focus, but with a strong connection to public administration. In the project, we research the people around the animals - animal welfare officers and animal keepers - and what affects equivalence in animal welfare controls. We also develop and test methods to see if we can increase equivalence in animal welfare controls.

I am a veterinarian by training and graduated from the veterinary education at SLU in 2017. After graduating, I worked as an official veterinarian at the Swedish Food Agency for a few years, in several locations around the country. As an OV, I had a particular focus on animal welfare controls during slaughter, and I was also particularly interested in reindeer slaughter.

Teaching is close to my heart, and I teach, among other things, animal protection and animal welfare during slaughter and transport.

In addition to my doctoral work, I am doing a residency (European Veterinary Specialist Training) in animal welfare, ethics and legislation at the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine.

I spend my free time, among other things, on my own small flock of Rye sheep, beekeeping and various positions of trust.

Background

Education

Doctoral student in animal welfare (2021 - ongoing). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara

Resident in animal welfare, ethics and legislation (2021 - ongoing). European College and Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine

Veterinary programme (2011-2017). Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala

CV in selection

Official veterinarian at the Swedish National Food Agency (2017-2021)

Student representative on the faculty committee (2016, 2023)

Board member of the Swedish Veterinary Association (2018)

Chairman of the Swedish Veterinary Medical Association (2016)

Student representative in the EAEVE evaluation of veterinary education, Latvia (2016)

BTSF course in animal protection and welfare at slaughter, advanced level, EU Commission (2020)

Biology and reindeer husbandry (course, 7.5 credits), SLU (2019)

Conference abstracts and other publications

Berg, Charlotte; Brandt, Ida (2024) Compliance with animal welfare legislation at slaughter. Proceedings of the 6th annual meeting of the European Veterinary Congress of Behavioural Medicine and Animal Welfare : 3rd - 4th October 2024 Paris, France. Utgivare: Presses universitaires de Namur

Brandt, Ida; Berg, Lotta (2023). A legislative perspective on traditional reindeer slaughter in Sweden and Norway, volym: 9, nummer: 1, sidor: 22-22
Titel: Proceedings of the 5th European Veterinary College of Behavioural Medicine and Animal Welfare. Utgivare: Edizioni ETS

Brandt, Ida; Berg, Lotta (2022). Bultbedövning i fält - en guide. Svensk Veterinärtidning 2022, volym: 74, nummer: 10, sidor: 18-23.

Student publications

Kandidatuppsats (2014): Rituell slakt - med och utan bedövning

Masteruppsats/examensarbete (2017): Animaliska livsmedel på schemat: hem- och konsumentkunskap för grundskolans årskurs 7-9