Mette Bisgaard Petersen

Mette Bisgaard Petersen serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Her dual appointments span the Section for Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction and the Section of Large Animal Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction, focusing on clinical veterinary practice with production animals.

Education:

• DVM (2012), University of Copenhagen
• PhD (2018), University of Copenhagen. Thesis: "Mycoplasma Bovis in dairy cattle: Clinical epidemiology and antibody measurements for decision making"

Dr. Petersen's research centers on clinical epidemiology and diagnostic methodologies for bovine diseases, with specialized expertise in calf health, Mycoplasma bovis infections, and alternative production systems like extended cow-calf contact. Her work integrates field diagnostics with practical herd management strategies to address antimicrobial resistance and welfare challenges in dairy operations.

Analysis of her 2023-2025 publications reveals dominant themes in respiratory disease diagnostics (75% of output), acute phase protein validation (25%), and cow-calf production systems (15%). Key methodological trends include comparative diagnostic validation (Brix refractometry vs ELISA), respiratory pathogen detection via PCR, and clinical scoring system reliability testing.

Dr. Petersen supervises bachelor's, master's, and PhD students in cattle health research while teaching core clinical skills to veterinary students through the General Clinical Practice course. Her educational focus emphasizes hands-on cattle examination techniques and evidence-based diagnostic decision-making.