Exploring the performance of system changes in Dutch broiler production to balance animal welfare, ammonia emissions and particulate matter emissions with farm profitability
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103217
Abstract: CONTEXT: In response to societal concerns, the European Union set up goals to address the negative impact of intensive broiler production on animal welfare, the environment and human health. OBJECTIVE: This paper aimed to 1)… read more here.
Keywords: system changes; broiler; system; animal welfare ... See more keywords
Values and cognitive mechanisms: Comparing the predictive factors of Australian meat intake
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DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104386
Abstract: Recent studies have found values for animal-welfare, personal-health and the environment to be the main factors motivating veg*n diets. However, studies are yet to simultaneously compare these values between Australian meat-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans, and… read more here.
Keywords: australian meat; animal welfare; cognitive mechanisms; meat ... See more keywords
The price of good welfare: Does informing consumers about what on-package labels mean for animal welfare influence their purchase intentions?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104577
Abstract: Public concern for farm animal welfare is growing. However, high welfare purchases require consumers to make sense of often confusing labels. This study aims to investigate consumers' preferences for higher welfare products with on-package animal… read more here.
Keywords: purchase; package; animal welfare; welfare products ... See more keywords
Considering how farm animal welfare concerns may contribute to more sustainable diets
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DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105786
Abstract: This paper investigates how consumers can be guided towards healthy diets from sustainable and more animal-friendly food systems, in times when no single food system can be considered the best. In order to provide an… read more here.
Keywords: animal welfare; animal; farm animal; welfare concerns ... See more keywords
Environmental enrichment techniques and tryptophan supplementation used to improve the quality of life and animal welfare of Nile tilapia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aqrep.2020.100354
Abstract: Abstract The adoption of high standards of animal welfare improves the quality of life for animals being reared and produces improved end products for consumers. In this study, we investigate the role of environmental enrichment… read more here.
Keywords: animal welfare; environmental enrichment; quality life; welfare ... See more keywords
Reported livestock guarding dog-wildlife interactions: Implications for conservation and animal welfare
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108249
Abstract: Abstract Livestock depredation by carnivores is a key cause of detrimental human-wildlife interactions around the world. Recently, the use of livestock-guarding dogs (LGDs) to reduce livestock depredation has been challenged in terms of their impact… read more here.
Keywords: wildlife interactions; wildlife; animal welfare; livestock guarding ... See more keywords
“Of course we care!“: A qualitative exploration of Australian livestock producers’ understandings of farm animal welfare issues
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.02.024
Abstract: Abstract The welfare of farm animals is increasingly of concern to meat producers as well as consumers and the broader community; however these groups conceptualize animal welfare in different ways, which is likely to present… read more here.
Keywords: producers understandings; welfare; farm animal; livestock producers ... See more keywords
Attitudes of meat consumers in Mexico and Spain about farm animal welfare: A cross-cultural study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2020.108377
Abstract: The aim of this cross-cultural survey conducted in a developed country (Spain, n = 1455) and an emerging country (Mexico, n = 833), was to analyse how meat consumers perceive farm animal welfare and how these perceptions and attitudes… read more here.
Keywords: animal welfare; farm animal; welfare; cross cultural ... See more keywords
The welfare of layer hens in cage and cage-free housing systems
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DOI: 10.1017/s0043933917000812
Abstract: Historically, animal welfare has been defined by the absence of negative states such as disease, hunger and thirst. However, a shift in animal welfare science has led to the understanding that good animal welfare cannot… read more here.
Keywords: conventional cages; animal welfare; housing; cage free ... See more keywords
Effects of cubicle characteristics on animal welfare indicators in dairy cattle
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DOI: 10.1017/s1751731120000609
Abstract: Cubicle characteristics such as cubicle dimensions or management factors such as cow-to-cubicle ratio could affect health and behaviour of dairy cows. The objective of this study was to estimate effects of cubicle characteristics on animal… read more here.
Keywords: cubicle characteristics; per increase; increase; animal welfare ... See more keywords
US government takes animal-welfare data offline
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DOI: 10.1038/nature.2017.21428
Abstract: The US Department of Agriculture will no longer make lab inspection results and violations publicly available, citing privacy concerns. read more here.
Keywords: animal welfare; welfare data; takes animal; data offline ... See more keywords