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Francis, Jesse, Katherine Thompson-Witrick, and Erin B. Perry. "104 President Oral Presentation Pick: Sensory analysis of horse treats: a comparison between horses and humans." Journal of Animal Science 98, Supplement_4 (November 3, 2020): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa278.166.
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Abstract Analysis of both palatability and consumer acceptance is a critical component of product development. Though consumer sensory analysis from owners is gaining interest in companion animal species, few data are available from equine owners. The objectives of this study were to evaluate both horse preference and horse owner rating of two equine treat products. Feeding preferences of adult stock-type horses (n = 10) age 13 ± 6, body weight 539 ± 41 kg, and body condition score 5.5 ± 0.5 were assessed via paired preference test conducted in an open-frame stock with a 15 second olfaction period followed by a 3 minute consumption period. Data collected include first sniffed, first consumed, and first finished. Consumer analysis of the horse treats was conducted via hedonic rating of four attributes (appearance, size, texture, and aroma) on a 9-point Likert scale, followed by rating of purchase intent on a 5 point Likert scale. Data were analyzed using PROC FREQ and PROC TTEST in SAS version 9.4. No difference was observed for first product sniffed, consumed, or finished during the horse preference test. However, moderate positive correlations were observed between first product sniffed and consumed (P = 0.01, ф = 0.40) as well as first product consumed and finished (P < 0.01, ф = 0.48), suggesting that olfaction plays a large role in horses food choice. Consumers rated Product A lower in appearance (P < 0.01), texture (P < 0.01), and size (P < 0.01), though no difference was observed between products for aroma. Additionally, consumers rated Product A lower for purchase intent (P < 0.01), indicating aroma may not play as large of a role in product selection as visual attributes. These results indicate that both horse and consumer preference should be evaluated during product development.
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J. Frewer, Lynn, David Coles, Louis-Marie Houdebine, and Gijs A. Kleter. "Attitudes towards genetically modified animals in food production." British Food Journal 116, no. 8 (July 29, 2014): 1291–313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-08-2013-0211.
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Purpose – Food products developed using genetically modified (GM) animals may soon be introduced in Europe and beyond. Their successful commercialisation depends on consumer acceptance, and so it is timely to review the existing literature in this respect. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – A systematic review identified 42 English language peer reviewed papers assessing public opinion of GM animals associated with food production. Thematic analysis was applied to the results to identify and explain consumer attitudes. Findings – Publication peaked in 2004, and declined thereafter. European consumers were less accepting of GM animal technology than the US and Asian consumers, although the latter reported more ethical concern. Risk and benefit perceptions, ethical concerns (e.g. related to animal welfare) may explain negative consumer attitudes towards animals in food production. Research limitations/implications – There is a lack of data on consumer attitudes to GM animals applied to food production, in particular in relation to consumers in emerging economies and developing countries. This is problematic as applications of GM animal products are about to enter the market. Practical implications – There is a need to track changes in public opinion as GM food production animals are further developed. The introduction and commercialisation of applications with specific characteristics may further shape consumer attitudes. Social implications – Methods need to be developed to involve consumers and other stakeholders in shaping future applications of agri-food applications of GM animals. Originality/value – The review collates existing quantitative and qualitative knowledge regarding the drivers of consumer attitudes towards GM animals used in food production using systematic review methodology.
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Boaitey, Albert, and Kota Minegishi. "Who are farm animal welfare conscious consumers?" British Food Journal 122, no. 12 (May 5, 2020): 3779–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-08-2019-0634.
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PurposeThis paper aims to synthesize the literature on consumer preferences for farm animal welfare (FAW), with an emphasis on characterizing consumers based on their FAW preferences. The objective is to provide insights into the salient characteristics associated with animal welfare conscious consumers.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conduct a systematic review of the results of published research on consumer preferences for FAW. Approximately 350 papers were reviewed, and 52 were included in the analysis.FindingsThe authors’ review suggests that consumers are not homogenous in their preferences for FAW. The authors identify seven themes that enabled them to characterize consumers with higher FAW preferences. These themes (i.e. age, education and income, gender, country and cross-cultural differences, attitudes and consumer and citizen functions) are grouped under four main headings (socio-demographics, ethics and attitudes, product characteristics and public roles).Research limitations/implicationsThe authors’ synthesis reflects the findings reported in the literature to this date; the identified characteristics may change with time as new evidence becomes available.Practical implicationsThe information collected in this article would be useful to farmers and food and non-food retailers interested in effective product differentiation and marketing strategies regarding FAW standards. It can also inform policymakers about the state of consumer concerns for FAW.Originality/valueTo the best of authors' knowledge, this is the first study that attempts to develop a systematic profile of consumers based on their FAW preferences.
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Moore, J. M. "Safety and quality of food from animals: the consumers' view." BSAP Occasional Publication 17 (January 1993): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263967x00001208.
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AbstractTo assess any system that provides goods or services, the National Consumer Council has developed a number of consumer criteria to judge how well they perform from the consumers' point of view. They include price, safety, access, choice, information, redress, efficiency, equity, public accountability and consumer representation. When it comes to food, consumers are naturally interested in the price, quality, safety and choice of food products available to them. This presupposes that all have access to a secure supply of staple foods: a fundamental right of all consumers.Quality covers many aspects such as the variety, content, composition, nutritional value, taste, freshness and appearance of foods and recently, animal welfare has become associated with quality in the perception of consumers. Safety issues in the 1990s include additives, veterinary drug residues, pesticide residues, microbiological contamination and biotechnology.
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Ingenbleek, PTM, and VM Immink. "Consumer decision-making for animal-friendly products: synthesis and implications." Animal Welfare 20, no. 1 (February 2011): 11–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600002384.
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AbstractUnderstanding how consumers’ concerns affect the consumer decision-making process is important for developing a market for animal-friendly products. This paper presents a synthesis of research on the role of animal welfare in consumer decision-making. Drawing on basic models and concepts from consumer behaviour literature, we present the findings along the lines of five phases of the consumer decision-making process: (i) need recognition; (ii) information search; (iii) information evaluation; (iv) purchase decision; and (v) post-purchase evaluation. Consumer decision-making about animal-based food products is routine, situational and sometimes irrational, instead of based on complete information. Consumers associate animal welfare with a higher quality perception and labels and high prices further increase the perception of quality. The findings have implications for stakeholders that aim to develop a market for animal-friendly products, like (coalitions of) governments, animal interest groups, retailers and brand manufacturers.
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McAfee, A. J., E. M. McSorley, G. J. Cuskelly, A. M. Fearon, B. W. Moss, J. A. M. Beattie, J. M. W. Wallace, M. P. Bonham, and J. J. Strain. "Red meat from animals offered a grass diet increases plasma and plateletn-3 PUFA in healthy consumers." British Journal of Nutrition 105, no. 1 (September 1, 2010): 80–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007114510003090.
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Red meat from grass-fed animals, compared with concentrate-fed animals, contains increased concentrations of long-chain (LC)n-3 PUFA. However, the effects of red meat consumption from grass-fed animals on consumer blood concentrations of LCn-3 PUFA are unknown. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects on plasma and platelet LCn-3 PUFA status of consuming red meat produced from either grass-fed animals or concentrate-fed animals. A randomised, double-blinded, dietary intervention study was carried out for 4 weeks on healthy subjects who replaced their habitual red meat intake with three portions per week of red meat (beef and lamb) from animals offered a finishing diet of either grass or concentrate (n20 consumers). Plasma and platelet fatty acid composition, dietary intake, blood pressure, and serum lipids and lipoproteins were analysed at baseline and post-intervention. Dietary intakes of totaln-3 PUFA, as well as plasma and platelet concentrations of LCn-3 PUFA, were significantly higher in those subjects who consumed red meat from grass-fed animals compared with those who consumed red meat from concentrate-fed animals (P < 0·05). No significant differences in concentrations of serum cholesterol, TAG or blood pressure were observed between groups. Consuming red meat from grass-fed animals compared with concentrate-fed animals as part of the habitual diet can significantly increase consumer plasma and platelet LCn-3 PUFA status. As a result, red meat from grass-fed animals may contribute to dietary intakes of LCn-3 PUFA in populations where red meat is habitually consumed.
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Christensen, Karen. "183 Food Animal Welfare: Why Producers Should Care about Animal Welfare." Journal of Animal Science 97, Supplement_3 (December 2019): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz258.025.
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Abstract How food animals are treated has become a significant topic for meat producers, customers and consumers. The US population is now many generations away being actively engaged in agricultural production and are asking questions about how their food is produced. Unfortunately, the information that is available to consumers is not always accurate or positive for livestock producers. Farmers have little or no trust with the consumer and they are looking to other sources for information. How we communicate with our customers, consumers and the public is key to providing accurate information and creating trust in our industry. Auditing can play a role in providing a bridge to our customers and consumers. The goal is transparency of our production practices and documenting continuous improvement. Communicating that our values are aligned with the consumers values will be the key to improving trust with our customers and consumers
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Barrett, Jaime R., Gabriel K. Innes, Kelly A. Johnson, Guillaume Lhermie, Renata Ivanek, Amelia Greiner Safi, and David Lansing. "Consumer perceptions of antimicrobial use in animal husbandry: A scoping review." PLOS ONE 16, no. 12 (December 8, 2021): e0261010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261010.
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Antimicrobial use in animal agriculture is often perceived to play a role in the emerging threat of antimicrobial resistance. Increased consumer awareness of this issue places pressure on animal husbandry to adopt policies to reduce or eliminate antimicrobial use. We use a scoping review methodology to assess research on consumer perceptions of antimicrobial drugs in meat products in the United States, Canada, or the European Union. Evaluating peer-reviewed and grey literature, we included studies for assessment if they met these topical and geographic requirements, involved primary data collection, and were originally published in English. Our screening process identified 124 relevant studies. Three reviewers jointly developed a data charting form and independently charted the contents of the studies. Of the 105 studies that measured consumer concern, 77.1% found that consumers were concerned about antimicrobial use in meat production. A minority of studies (29.8% of all studies) queried why consumers hold these views. These studies found human health and animal welfare were the main reasons for concern. Antimicrobial resistance rarely registered as an explicit reason for concern. A smaller group of studies (23.3%) measured the personal characteristics of consumers that expressed concern about antimicrobials. Among these studies, the most common and consistent features of these consumers were gender, age, income, and education. Regarding the methodology used, studies tended to be dominated by either willingness-to-pay studies or Likert scale questionnaires (73.64% of all studies). We recommend consideration of qualitative research into consumer views on this topic, which may provide new perspectives that explain consumer decision-making and mentality that are lacking in the literature. In addition, more research into the difference between what consumers claim is of concern and their ultimate purchasing decisions would be especially valuable.
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Moraes, Renata Espíndola de, Mauricio Fornalski Soares, Ricardo Zambarda Vaz, Giselda Maria Pereira, Mabel Wiegand Mascarenhas, Sheilla Madruga Moreira, Luciana de Almeida Peres Araujo, and Isabella Dias Barbosa Silveira. "Profile consumption of sheep meat front to animal welfare in the view of producers and consumers." Research, Society and Development 9, no. 10 (September 17, 2020): e089108158. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i10.8158.
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The objective of this study was to investigate sheep meat: consumption habits, knowledge of producers and consumers about aspects related to animal welfare and the acceptance of certified products. 417 potential sheep meat consumers were interviewed using questionnaires. The interviewees were selected during the 92 Expo Feira de Pelotas and at strategic points of sale of meat such as: butchers, meat boutiques and supermarkets, located in the city of Pelotas. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics with frequency distribution being compared using the chi-square test, or the Kruskal Wallis test to compare the means. Of those surveyed, 34% claim to consume sheep meat at least once a month and only 6% declared not to consume this product. Regarding the importance of animal welfare practices, 39% consider that this activity is extremely important, also, 90% said they are concerned about how animals are raised and slaughtered and 87.8% consider it important to learn more about the breeding system before consuming the product. Producers and people of rural origin have a greater knowledge of the rules that govern animal welfare compared to consumers and people of urban origin. Among those interviewed, 90.1% stated that they would buy the product with an animal welfare certification seal and 74.2% would pay more to obtain a guarantee that the animals were raised under animal welfare standards. It is evident that there is concern among the public interviewed about the adoption of animal welfare practices, however, the knowledge of the consumer of sheep meat on this subject is still restricted.
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Niewiadomska, Katarzyna, Małgorzata Kosicka-Gębska, Jerzy Gębski, Marzena Jeżewska-Zychowicz, and Marianna Sułek. "Perception of the Health Threats Related to the Consumption of Wild Animal Meat—Is Eating Game Risky?" Foods 10, no. 7 (July 4, 2021): 1544. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10071544.
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Consumer interest in game meat has increased in recent years. Consumers appreciate its nutritional value but still have many concerns. Based on data from a quantitative study conducted in the group of 450 purposively selected Polish respondents declaring to consume the game meat, consumers were segmented concerning the perception of health risks associated with its consumption. Three separate clusters were identified using hierarchical cluster analysis: Indifferent (42%), Fearful (30%), and Selective (28%). The clusters differed significantly in the perception of the role of game in their lives and taking actions to mitigate the health risks associated with its consumption. In addition, their socioeconomic profiles were significantly different. The Indifferent segment—significantly more often than the other segments—believes that game has a positive impact on health, and the way to counteract the health risks is to not eat raw meat. The Selective segment attaches great importance to the choice of consumption place as a warranty of access to safe meat. The Fearful segment is willing to pay more for good quality meat and search for information. The results proved that the game consumers are not a homogenous group. Recognizing the differences can indicate a path for the traders to efficiently meet the consumers’ expectations and needs.
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Murray-Prior, R., A. Natsir, M. A. Asja, Nasrullah, P. J. Murray, Yusmasari, and A. Nurhayu. "Preliminary investigations indicate that the lack of growth in Indonesian goat consumption is linked to negative perceptions of goat meat." Animal Production Science 53, no. 3 (2013): 256. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an12093.
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The present paper discusses goat consumption by consumers in Makassar, Indonesia, on the basis of interviews with households from April to May 2009, using a survey that included questions on criteria for purchasing meat, attitudes to goat meat, goat and goat-meat purchases and consumption, and demographics of the respondents. Consumers rarely bought goat or goat meat for family, visitors or gifts and most commonly bought it for religious and birth ceremonies. Cluster analysis identified four consumer segments that were not significantly correlated with demographic variables but were with purchasing patterns and the likelihood of increasing consumption. The evidence supports the hypothesis that goat meat is consumed mainly for cultural ceremonies and that the reason for the lack of growth in consumption of goat meat is negative perceptions of many consumers about its effects on their health.
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Sanah, Ibtissem, Samira Becila, Fairouz Djeghim, and Abdelghani Boudjellal. "Rabbit meat in the east of Algeria: motivation and obstacles to consumption." World Rabbit Science 28, no. 4 (December 30, 2020): 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2020.13419.
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<p>In Algeria, rabbit meat consumption is insufficiently anchored in culinary traditions compared to other types of meat that are widely consumed, namely sheep and chicken. The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of sociogeographic variables, both intrinsic and extrinsic quality cues, on consumption frequency, purchasing decision, motivations and the main deterrents to rabbit meat consumption. A survey is conducted with 360 consumers across 15 <em>wilayas</em> (districts) in Eastern Algeria. The results help us draw a conclusion that rabbit meat is consumed in all surveyed <em>wilayas</em> with a low frequency of consumption for the majority of respondents (79%). On the one hand, the causes of consumption are mainly: good taste (59%) and nutritional value (27%). On the other hand, the limiting factors are different: scarcity of rabbit meat on the market (42%), price (22%), eating habits (17%), lack of information on nutritional value (13%), bad taste (3%) and its resemblance to cat meat (3%). Regarding purchasing criteria, tenderness (58%) and freshness (14%) were chosen by most consumers. Although most consumers recognise the nutritional benefits of rabbit meat, it is poorly ranked in the choice of its consumers, placing it fourth after sheep, beef and poultry. Cross tabulation results show that gender, employment status and geographical areas are three variables that significantly affect the consumer’s perception and behaviour towards rabbit meat. This study is the first to analyse the Algerian consumer profile and sheds light on factors encouraging and hindering rabbit meat consumption.</p>
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O’Sullivan, Maurice G., Ciara M. O’Neill, Stephen Conroy, Michelle J. Judge, Emily C. Crofton, and Donagh P. Berry. "Sensory Consumer and Descriptive Analysis of Steaks from Beef Animals Selected from Tough and Tender Animal Genotypes: Genetic Meat Quality Traits Can Be Detected by Consumers." Foods 10, no. 8 (August 17, 2021): 1911. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10081911.
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The objective of the present study was to determine if animals who were genetically divergent in the predicted tenderness of their meat actually produced more tender meat, as well as what the implications were for other organoleptic properties of the meat. The parental average genetic merit for meat tenderness was used to locate 20 “Tough genotype” heifers and 17 “Tender genotype” heifers; M. longissimus thoracis steaks from all heifers were subjected to sensory affective analysis (140 consumers) and sensory profiling using two trained sensory panels. All sample steaks were treated identically regarding pre- and post-mortem handling, storage, cooking and presentation (i.e., randomised, blind coded). For the affective consumer study, eight steaks were sectioned from the same location of the striploin muscles from each of the heifers. In total, 108 steaks from the Tender genotype and 118 from the Tough genotype were tested in the consumer study to determine the preference or liking of these steaks for appearance, aroma, flavour, tenderness, juiciness and overall acceptability. The consumer study found that the Tender genotype scored higher (p < 0.0001) for liking of tenderness, juiciness, flavour and overall acceptability compared to the Tough genotype. Similar results were generally found for the separate consumer age cohorts (18–64 years) with lower sensory acuity in the 65+ age cohort. For the descriptive analysis, the Tender genotype scored numerically more tender, juicy and flavoursome, although the differences were only significant for one of the panels. The critical outcome from this study is that parental average genetic merit can be used to pre-select groups of animals for tenderness, which, in turn, can be detected by consumers.
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Jeremiah, L. E. "Consumer responses to pork loin chops with different degrees of muscle quality in two western Canadian cities." Canadian Journal of Animal Science 74, no. 3 (September 1, 1994): 425–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjas94-061.
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A total of 1115 consumers were interviewed at random as they passed through seven supermarkets in Calgary and eight in Edmonton, Alberta. Stores were strategically selected to be representative of all age, socioeconomic, and ethnic groups to the extent they were represented in the populations of these cities. Consumers were asked to evaluate the packages of pork loin chops in an array containing an equal number of packages from each of three muscle quality groups (pale, soft, exudative (PSE); normal; and dark, firm, dry (DFD)) and to rank them in their order of preference. Care was taken to ensure that all chops were equal in size and trimmed to a uniform fat thickness. In addition, consumers were asked to identify packages they would be unwilling to purchase and to give pertinent demographic information. Results indicated consumers most preferred DFD chops and least preferred PSE chops. However, some groups of consumers exhibited greatest preference for PSE chops, while others exhibited greatest preference for normal appearing chops. Although present findings for the majority of consumers coupled with previous findings regarding palatability suggest pork muscle quality standards should be revised to make DFD, but not extremely DFD, the highest quality group, Alberta results may not reflect consumer responses in other areas. Key words: Consumer response, quality, pork, western Canada
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Liang, Yaoming, Yu Cheng, Yanjie Xu, Gengrong Hua, Zijian Zheng, Hui Li, and Li Han. "Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare in China: Optimization of Pork Production-Marketing Chains." Animals 12, no. 21 (November 6, 2022): 3051. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12213051.
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Consumption demands for pork produced by farms that employ strategies to improve animal welfare (“animal welfare pork”) will be an important indicator for predicting domestic pig feeding standards and pork industry development. This paper analyzes consumer preferences for animal welfare pork based on the choice experiment data of 1274 pork consumers in Guangdong province, China. The results show that consumers had a significant preference for animal welfare pork and that they were willing to pay a premium of 2.359–10.477 CNY/500 g (5.27–23.39%) on average. There is heterogeneity in consumer preferences regarding age, education level, and income. Producers of animal-derived products can not only adjust the mix of production conditions to improve pig welfare and innovate contractual arrangements for industry chain stakeholder groups, but they can also develop differentiated marketing strategies for animal welfare products to meet consumer demands for animal welfare.
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Chang, Jae Bong, Yonggeon Lee, and Minkook Jeong. "Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare Certified Eggs." Korean Agricultural Economics Association 63, no. 2 (June 30, 2022): 83–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.24997/kjae.2022.63.2.83.
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This study estimates consumers’ willingness to pay for several eggs attributes, with primary focus on animal welfare. A nationwide online survey of 1,000 consumers was conducted to determine consumers’ preferences for animal welfare certification and identify perceptions of animal welfare claims and certifications factors affecting consumers’ willingness to pay by using the mixed logit model. The results from a choice experiment indicate that consumers place significant value on animal welfare certification, package size, expiration date and prices. We find a high degree of heterogeneity in willingness to pay for free-range and cage-free eggs. The mean premium for free-range eggs and cage-free eggs are 2,672KRW and 1,862KRW per 10 eggs, respectively. Our results also indicate that consumer perceptions of animal welfare and certification are associated with a willingness to pay. Results suggest there is potential for increasing the market share for animal welfare certified eggs.
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Tonsor, Glynn T., Nicole Olynk, and Christopher Wolf. "Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare Attributes: The Case of Gestation Crates." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41, no. 3 (December 2009): 713–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1074070800003175.
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Animal welfare concerns are having dramatic impacts on food and livestock markets. Here we examine consumer preferences for pork products with a focus on use of gestation crates. We examine underlying consumer valuations of pork attributes while considering preference heterogeneity as well as voluntary and legislative alternatives in producing gestation crate-free pork. Our results suggest that prohibiting swine producers from using gestation crates fails to improve consumer welfare in the presence of a labeling scheme documenting voluntary disadoption of gestation crates. Consumers are found to implicitly associate animal welfare attributes with smaller farms. Preference heterogeneity drives notably diverse consumer welfare impacts when pork produced with use of gestation crates is no longer available for consumption.
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Achabou, Mohamed Akli, Sihem Dekhili, and Anna Paola Codini. "Consumer preferences towards animal-friendly fashion products: an application to the Italian market." Journal of Consumer Marketing 37, no. 6 (June 23, 2020): 661–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcm-10-2018-2908.
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Purpose This paper aims to examine consumer preference for ethical fashion products by focusing on the importance of animal welfare attribute. To explain the attitude-behavior gap, this research proposes to explore the costs and sacrifices associated with the adoption of responsible behaviors. Design/methodology/approach To analyze in which manner the animal welfare attribute impacts the consumer preference, the authors carried two quantitative studies in the Italy context. The first one (n = 224) proposes to measure the importance of this attribute in the case of luxury vs accessible fashion. The second study (n = 101) examines how the attention given to animal welfare information could vary between prosocials and proselfs. Conjoint analyses that consider “proportion of real fur”; “information about animal treatment” and “price” attributes have been realized. To take into account the individuals characteristics, cluster analysis helped to identify different profiles of consumers. Findings The results reveal that even if consumers continue to prefer products made entirely from animal fur, they are sensitive to the information on the animal treatment conditions. Also, the animal welfare is not the most important criterion in explaining preference for a fashion product. This result varies, however, regarding the consumers’ social value orientation. Individuals with a high level of prosocial values give more importance to the animal welfare attribute and are less reluctant to the reduction of the proportion of real fur in the clothes. Proself consumers associate a higher sacrifice with the consumption of animal-friendly fashion products. Research limitations/implications This research enriches the limited literature on the consumers’ response to animal-friendly products. By considering the consumers’ social value orientation, it provides a better understanding of the attitude-behavior gap in animal-friendly fashion consumption. However, further studies should focus on the way of adapting communication on eco-products to the consumer profile. Moreover, it seems interesting to explore how the integration of innovative environmentally friendly materials can be accepted by the target. Replicating this research with representative consumer samples from different countries is also necessary. Practical implications From a practical point of view, this research offers implications for managers operating in fashion apparel industry by giving insights on the consumers’ preference for animal friendly fashion. Social implications This study gives recommendations to help convincing consumers about the importance of animal welfare attribute and to increase their preference for animal-friendly fashion products. Originality/value Despite the extensive use of animal fibers, fur and skins in the production of textiles, the few researchers who have shed the light on the consumers’ response to animal-friendly products have considered mainly the case of food. Also, the marketing literature gives little explanation of the attitude-behavior gap in ethical fashion consumption. By examining the consumers’ social value orientation, this study provides a better understanding of this gap.
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Mertz, Walter. "DESIGNING ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS TO FIT CONSUMER NEEDS." Journal of Animal Science 62, suppl_1 (January 1, 1986): 55–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ansci/62.1.55.
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Argemí-Armengol, Imma, Daniel Villalba, Guillermo Ripoll, Alfredo Teixeira, María Ángeles Latorre, and Javier Álvarez-Rodríguez. "PSXIII-26 Are consumers’ culinary skills related to their purchasing attitudes towards pork?" Journal of Animal Science 97, Supplement_3 (December 2019): 471. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz258.927.
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Abstract Consumers’ food-related lifestyles may affect purchasing attitudes towards meat. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of consumers’ culinary skills on their attitudes towards pork in two country regions of North-Eastern Spain and Portugal. Survey data were collected through an on-line questionnaire (Catalonia, n = 442; Aragon, n = 342; Northern Portugal, n = 190; all of whom consumed pork). Each respondent was asked questions regarding consumer purchasing habits that were used to segment the consumers through hierarchical clustering according to their culinary skills. A 5-point Likert scale was used to assess the importance of intrinsic and extrinsic cues towards pork (20 questions). Wilcoxon tests with pair-wise comparisons were conducted to cross consumer clusters with their purchasing drivers. Two optimal clusters were identified: “uninvolved” consumers that liked cooking to a lesser extent (P < 0.001), normally ate out on working days (P < 0.001), considered traditional recipes best (P = 0.008), spent less time cooking (P < 0.001), did not like changes in their meals (P < 0.001), considered less important meal planning for family nutrition (P < 0.001), enjoyed to a lesser extent shopping for food (P < 0.001), payed less attention to advertisements (P = 0.03) and food label information (P < 0.001) than “innovative cook lovers.” Interestingly, the two clusters did not differ in enjoying social eating out, following a shopping list, preferring butchers rather than supermarkets, or over the counter purchases rather than packaged meat. “Best before date,” “safety” and “appeal (colour, drip loss)” were the most important criteria for purchase decision in both clusters. The “price” importance was greater (P < 0.05) whereas “cooking ease” was less valued (P = 0.04) by “innovative cook lovers” than by “uninvolved” consumers. The least rated driver was “slaughter method,” although it was scored greater by “innovative cook lovers” than by “uninvolved” consumers (P = 0.04). In summary, innovative cook lovers may be more exigent consumers (price and animal welfare sensitive).
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Layton, R., and R. Bonney. "The consumer, the citizen and animal welfare." BSAP Occasional Publication 23 (January 1999): 39–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263967x00033231.
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AbstractIn answer to the question ‘who writes the rules?’ relative to animal welfare the only accurate answer there can be is that the animal writes the rules. However in deciding the current animal welfare standards adopted by society the consumer plays a key rôle as the retail market is constantly working to meet the consumer's concerns. The consumer has a real, if often uninformed, concern regarding animal welfare. Animal welfare science clearly demonstrates that current systems are often at odds with the needs of animals. Ethical sectors of the food chain will put in place systems which reflect knowledge of animal welfare science as far as is currently possible and not merely the consumer perception in this area. The ability to deliver good animal welfare depends upon the willingness of the food chain to provide and the consumer to pay. The development of assurance schemes which truly address animal welfare science, translated into accurate labelling and backed by an awareness programme will make it easy for consumers to take the responsibility which, as citizens, they wish to do. We will then have an accurate picture of society's concerns to which the food chain can respond.
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Szafrańska, Monika. "ATTITUDES OF ACADEMIC YOUTH TOWARDS FARM ANIMAL WELFARE AND PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM ANIMALS KEPT UNDER FRIENDLY CONDITIONS." Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists XX, no. 2 (May 7, 2018): 145–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0011.8129.
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The paper objective is identification the attitudes of academic youth towards farm animal welfare and products derived from animals kept under friendly conditions. The main source of the data used for the analyses and applications was the primary information obtained from personal research (PAPI method, 436 respondents).The statistical analysis of the studied material encompassed aggregate statistical indicators, the non-parametric test „chi square” (χ2), as well as non-hierarchical method – k-means cluster analysis. As results from the conducted investigations, the issue of farm animal welfare is important for the young consumers (64%) or very important (36%). Protecting animal welfare is a significant problem for a majority of women and city dwellers. Over 75% students purchases products from animal welfare – friendly production process. Regarding young consumer attitudes towards farm animal welfare, three types of attitudes were identified.
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Sans, Pierre, and Ana I. Sanjuán-López. "Beef animal welfare, attitudes and Willingness to Pay: A regional comparison across the Pyrenees." Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 13, no. 3 (August 28, 2015): e0105. http://dx.doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2015133-7273.
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<p class="StyleTexteSJAR">Attitudes towards beef animal welfare (AW) and Willingness to Pay (WTP) for AW certification are investigated among consumers in two Spanish and two French regions located on both sides of the Pyrenees (n=1213). Attitudes were measured through a scale of 11 animal practices, on which, consumers report their degree of concern and trust on the supply chain compliance. Attitudes significantly differed across regions, especially with respect to those AW practices carried out by farmers, while trust lies behind concerns. Three segments based on individual consumer attitudes are defined by opposing those consumers who are more concerned and who trust more on the compliance with AW standards (n=264, 22%) to those less concerned and who are more uncertain about stakeholders´ compliance with AW rules (n=356, 29%). Consumer location, gender, age and education significantly differed across attitudinal clusters. Results from a contingent valuation survey show that WTP for certified animal friendly beef ranged between 20.6% and 22.6% over the average market price of standard beef, in Spain and France, respectively. Both, consumers’ socio-demographic characteristics and habits regarding beef meat purchasing and attitudes towards farmers influenced this WTP (the more consumers trust in farmers’ involvement in animal welfare, the highest is their WTP), while a negative overall attitude significantly reduced WTP.</p>
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Malek, Lenka, Wendy J. Umberger, and John Rolfe. "Segmentation of Australian meat consumers on the basis of attitudes regarding farm animal welfare and the environmental impact of meat production." Animal Production Science 58, no. 3 (2018): 424. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an17058.
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While public concern over the welfare of farm animals is believed to have intensified across Australia in recent years, no empirical research has sought to examine and quantify the heterogeneity in farm animal-welfare (FAW) concerns among Australian meat consumers. The present study is the first to address this knowledge gap. Data were collected in 2015 by using a comprehensive online survey instrument completed by a representative sample of 1009 Australian meat consumers. Sample quotas were set for age, gender and location. Using these data, we were able to segment meat consumers according to their attitudes towards FAW and perceptions regarding the environmental impact of meat production. Six unique segments were identified and characterised by purchase behaviour, livestock-management knowledge, farming background and experience, beliefs regarding the consumer/farmer implications of improved FAW, influential information sources, participation in FAW-related activities and socio-demographic variables. Our findings showed that the majority of Australian meat consumers (70%) hold neutral views regarding FAW. However, there are two segments, termed ‘concerned-FAW’ (10%) and ‘anti-FAW’ (20%), which expressed strong views with respect to FAW. Overall, consumer knowledge regarding livestock-management practices was low across all segments, with only 11–42% of consumers indicating that they felt sufficiently informed about FAW. This insight into perceptions of FAW by different segments and the impact of meat production on the environment can assist the industry in developing targeted information campaigns to address consumer concerns and allow better-informed meat purchase decisions.
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Chauvet, Marcelle, and Jang-Ting Guo. "SUNSPOTS, ANIMAL SPIRITS, AND ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS." Macroeconomic Dynamics 7, no. 1 (January 7, 2003): 140–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1365100502010337.
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Multiple-equilibria macroeconomic models suggest that consumers' and investors' perceptions about the state of the economy may be important independent factors for business cycles. In this paper, we verify empirically the interrelations between waves of optimism and pessimism and subsequent economic fluctuations. We focus on the behavior of nonfundamental movements in the consumer sentiment index, as a proxy for consumers' sunspots, and in the business formation index, representing investors' animal spirits, around economic turning points. We find that bearish consumers and entrepreneurs were present before the onset of some U.S. economic downturns, sometimes even when the fundamentals were all very strong. In particular, our analysis shows that self-fulfilling pessimism may have played a nontrivial role in the 1969–1970, the 1973–1975, and the 1981–1982 recessions. The results are robust to a range of alternative linear and nonlinear specifications. Our evidence provides some empirical support for the role of nonfundamental rational expectations in economic fluctuations.
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Jokinen, Pekka, Saara Kupsala, and Markus Vinnari. "Consumer trust in animal farming practices - exploring the high trust of Finnish consumers." International Journal of Consumer Studies 36, no. 1 (February 18, 2011): 106–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.00996.x.
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Puvača, Nikola, Spasenija Milanović, Marijana Carić, Bojan Konstantinović, Miloš Pelić, Gorica Vuković, Aleksandra Petrović, et al. "Antimikrobna učinkovitost ljekovitog bilja i njihov utjecaj na kvalitetu sireva." Mljekarstvo 70, no. 1 (January 8, 2020): 3–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.15567/mljekarstvo.2020.0102.
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Milk and dairy products are the oldest and most widely consumed nutritious foods worldwide. They are highlighted as a source of high-quality proteins and the most important sources of bioactive peptides. Milk proteins have high nutritive value and remarkable medicinal properties. They are known as potential health-promoting ingredients of functional foods, and the dairy industry has already commercialized many milk proteins and peptide-based products which can be consumed as part of a regular daily diet. Besides, cheese is highly susceptible to contamination by pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms, which results in a decrease in its shelf life and cause serious risks to the consumers’ health. Nowadays, the food industry is continuously becoming more specialized towards meeting consumer needs and demands. Consumers demand safe products, which are also preferably free of synthetic additives. Therefrom to the need to search for natural additives has emerged. Botanicals and their extracts came to an interest as a natural alternative for cheese preservation and quality enhancer. Some substances have demonstrated good effects against most pathogens of cheese such as Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella spp. Nevertheless, it is not quite clear do the botanical addition affect cheese quality characteristics. This review aims to present the effect of added botanicals such as medicinal plants, herbs, spices and essential oils to cheeses in the function of protection against pathogens and spoilage microorganisms, as well as for their influence on the cheese quality.
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LI, Sai-wei, Chen ZHU, Qi-hui CHEN, and Yu-mei LIU. "Consumer confidence and consumers' preferences for infant formulas in China." Journal of Integrative Agriculture 18, no. 8 (August 2019): 1793–803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2095-3119(19)62589-x.
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Lin-Schilstra, Li, and Arnout R. H. Fischer. "Consumer Moral Dilemma in the Choice of Animal-Friendly Meat Products." Sustainability 12, no. 12 (June 13, 2020): 4844. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12124844.
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More and more consumers, at least in Western developed countries, are attentive to the sustainability aspects of their food, one of which concerns animal welfare. The conflict of harming an animal for the joy of eating meat causes a moral dilemma, affecting consumers’ reactions to, and choices of, animal-friendly products. This systematic review identified 86 studies from Scopus and Web of Science. The review outlines: (1) What are the personal antecedents among consumers regarding moral conflicts?; (2) In what situation do moral conflicts occur in consumer food choice?; (3) How do consumers emotionally experience the moral dilemma?; (4) How do consumers resolve moral conflicts over animal products? Researchers have studied personal factors and situational factors that arouse consumers’ moral dilemma and how the dilemma is solved, during which emotions and dissonance come into play. When synthesizing these findings into a comprehensive model, we notice that the current research is lacking on how personal factors change and interact with situations, which limits the understanding of the real-life context of consumers’ moral dilemma as well as their choices of animal-friendly products. More in-depth studies are needed to find situational factors that contribute to this complex psychological process.
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Ortega, David L., Jayson L. Lusk, Wen Lin, and Vincenzina Caputo. "Predicting responsiveness to information: consumer acceptance of biotechnology in animal products." European Review of Agricultural Economics 47, no. 5 (March 14, 2020): 1644–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbaa003.
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Abstract We propose a novel framework using individual choice data and Bayesian updating to predict which consumers are most responsive to information—namely those consumers whose pre-information choices reveal a high level of uncertainty surrounding their preferences. We apply our method to the study of consumer acceptance of genetically modified animal products, which prior research has revealed is a particularly polarising subject. Utilising conditional willingness-to-pay estimates from mixed logit models, we find that individuals with higher preference uncertainty prior to receiving information are most responsive. Implications of our results are discussed in the context of recent breakthroughs in biotechnology.
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Vigors, Belinda. "Reducing the Consumer Attitude–Behaviour Gap in Animal Welfare: The Potential Role of ‘Nudges’." Animals 8, no. 12 (December 5, 2018): 232. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani8120232.
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Citizen concern for the welfare of farm animals is well documented. However, there is a notable gap between people saying they want improved farm animal welfare and how they actually behave as a consumer. This is known as the citizen–consumer attitude–behaviour gap. As improvements in farm animal welfare can be affected by market demand, the choices consumers make become important. This paper introduces the concept of ‘nudging’ and discusses how it could be applied to reduce the attitude–behaviour gap amongst consumers. By designing the choice environment to better reflect the behavioural biases known to impact human decision-making, ‘nudge’ tools function to prompt individuals to make choices that are aligned with their stated intentions. Four ‘nudge’ tools: self-nudges, choice architecture, social norms and pre-commitments are discussed. The behavioural rationales for their use are reviewed and examples of how they might be applied to animal welfare provided. Improved farm animal welfare arguably requires improved pro-welfare consumer behaviour. This paper highlights how this might be encouraged by: self-nudging the salience of an ethical self-image; altering the choice architecture to influence decision-making; articulating social norms to impact behaviour; and using pre-commitment devices to overcome self-control issues.
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Marescotti, Maria Elena, Vincenzina Caputo, Eugenio Demartini, and Anna Gaviglio. "Consumer preferences for wild game cured meat label: do attitudes towards animal welfare matter?" International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 23, no. 4 (November 5, 2020): 599–618. http://dx.doi.org/10.22434/ifamr2019.0203.
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Even though the European Union has imposed a mandatory labeling system for conventional meats, there is no mandatory labelling scheme for the so called ‘minor meats’ – such as hunted wild game meat (HWGM). Thus, some European countries have implemented voluntary labelling programs certificating the origin of wild game meat. This study uses a discrete choice experiment to: (1) assess consumer preferences for processed meat products (including wild game meat bearing a HWGM label); and (2) investigate whether consumers’ attitudes towards animal welfare affects their food choice behavior for alternative meat products. Data was collected through an online survey conducted in Italy and consumer preferences for HWGM was estimated through a latent class logit model. Overall, results suggest that, even though HWGM label does not exist yet on the Italian market, it is appealing to Italian consumers and it will likely be accepted by the majority of them. However, consumers who are particularly concerned about animal welfare issues and animal rights showed the lowest level of the interest in the hunted game meat product and thus the presence of the HWGM label does not provide any benefit to them. Our findings have important implications for the development of successful marketing strategies and policy intervention in the HWGM sector at a national and European level.
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Śmiglak-Krajewska, Magdalena, and Julia Wojciechowska-Solis. "Consumption Preferences of Pulses in the Diet of Polish People: Motives and Barriers to Replace Animal Protein with Vegetable Protein." Nutrients 13, no. 2 (January 29, 2021): 454. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13020454.
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Today, with easy access to information, people are aware of the health benefits of pulses and their significant role in sustainable consumption. Despite this, the consumption of pulses still remains low in many developed and developing countries. The authors of the study attempted to fill the gaps in knowledge about determinants that influence the consumption of pulses. The study was conducted to identify the motives and barriers which, according to a consumer, influence the level of consumption of pulses. An attempt was made to determine to what extent a consumer is influenced by culinary trends (using the multiple linear regression equation). The survey was conducted on a sample of 1067 Polish respondents. The sample was representative and selected to reflect the social demographic distribution of the respondents. In the research, descriptive statistics were used, as well as a t-test, linear regression statistics, and discriminant function analysis. Pulses are more often considered by women to be healthy and nutritious products as well as a good alternative to meat products. The price of pulses products is very important. Men also consider those qualities to be encouraging to consume pulses, but to a lesser extent than women. The lack of knowledge and skills to prepare tasty meals from pulses is one of the most important barriers which, both in the case of women and men, prevents consumers from eating pulses more often. Identified types of diets of the respondents in the research sample showed differences in the regularity of consumption of different selected pulse products. The obtained results indicated that Polish consumers are influenced by other cuisines of the world in their preferences. The most influential cuisines were the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean, with a variety of dishes that are prepared based on pulse products. It should be emphasized that to increase the consumption of pulses, it is necessary to continue educating society through various channels, e.g., culinary, health, information programs, or by inviting celebrities who enjoy the great trust of the society to take part in the advertisement.
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CORNEJO, JAVIERA, CAMILA CABEZÓN, BETTY SAN MARTÍN, and LISETTE LAPIERRE. "Assessment of Consumer Perceptions on the Use of Antimicrobials in Production Animals in Chile." Journal of Food Protection 81, no. 8 (July 16, 2018): 1331–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-17-463.
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ABSTRACT Successful treatment of diseases that sicken food-producing animals requires the use of antimicrobials. However, these drugs could result in serious consequences for human, animal, and environmental health. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance requires better communication with consumers to inform them about the risks associated with the use of these drugs, as well as the benefits gained from their rational use. This work studied consumer perceptions about the use of antimicrobials in the production of animal origin foods by questioning 72 consumers in nine focus groups. The participants were all inhabitants of the Metropolitan Region, Chile, and were assigned to focus groups of 5 to 12 individuals each, according to their age: age groups I, II, and III spanned age ranges of 25 to 35, 36 to 50, and older than 50 years, respectively. Consumers regarded the use of antimicrobials in farm animals as a relevant and necessary practice, as long as it was done adequately by veterinarians to ensure productivity and to guarantee food quality and safety. Even though most consumers identified antimicrobial use as a potential risk to their health, only a few recognized that antimicrobial resistance could be transferred from animals to humans via food consumption. Also, consumers complained that they did not have access to enough information about foods of animal origin. Consequently, they stated that food industry and regulatory entities should ensure transparency of production processes and also educate the population on this topic. Consumer perceptions about responsible and judicious use of antimicrobials may become an ally in the effort to reduce and improve the use of these drugs in animal production systems.
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Johansson, Frank, and Kjell Leonardsson. "Swimming speeds and activity levels of consumers at various resource and consumer densities under predation risk." Canadian Journal of Zoology 76, no. 1 (January 1, 1998): 76–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z97-165.
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We tested the following predictions concerning a consumer in a three-level trophic system (resource-consumer-predator): (i) speed is a hump-shaped response and activity level an asymptotic response to increasing resource densities, and (ii) speed increases and activity level declines and then increases with increasing consumer density. Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) were used as predators, mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) as the consumers, and Daphnia pulex as the resource. Speeds and activity levels of mosquitofish showed the predicted response as a function of resource and consumer densities. No differences in speed or activity level were found between the sexes. The functional response of the consumers was type II for three of the four consumer densities used. The behavioural responses implied an increase in encounter rates with prey at low prey densities, a property that has the potential to stabilise predator-prey systems.
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Aalhus, J. L., L. E. Jeremiah, M. E. R. Dugan, I. L. Larsen, and L. L. Gibson. "Establishment of consumer thresholds for beef quality attributes." Canadian Journal of Animal Science 84, no. 4 (December 1, 2004): 631–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/a03-106.
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Acceptability threshold values for Warner-Bratzler shear (WBS) and trained sensory panel attributes were determined through regression analyses against consumer scores for overall tenderness, juiciness, flavour desirability and overall palatability for both the longissimus lumborum (LL) and semimembranosus (SM) muscles. Although consumers were not as sensitive to changes in tenderness as trained panellists, the relationship between consumer scores and trained panellist scores was moderate (r value = 0.64; P = 0.001). Based on the 50% confidence levels for WBS (7.85 and 8.15 kg for the LL and SM, respectively), 20% of LL steaks and 28% of SM roasts collected from commercial abattoirs and aged 6 d exceeded these thresholds. When assessed on the basis of subjective sensory panel scores for overall tenderness, 25.3% of LL steaks and 39.9% of SM roasts exceeded the 50% confidence level. Clearly, without intervention strategies beyond 6 d of aging, there was a significant portion of beef steaks and roasts which did not meet consumer expectations for tenderness. The fact there was a very poor relationship between tenderness in the LL and SM muscles suggests strategies used by industry to improve tenderness may need to be muscle specific. Key words: Beef quality, consumer, threshold, tenderness, Warner-Bratzler shear
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Zwolińska, Justyna, and Sylwia Żakowska-Biemans. "Is an Animal Welfare Label Enough? Role of Farm Animal Welfare Voluntary Labelling Schemes in the Development of Sustainable Livestock Production." Proceedings 73, no. 1 (December 2, 2020): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ieca2020-08831.
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Intensive livestock production devoid of elementary foundations for the welfare of farm animals is nowadays identified as one of the main factors contributing to the growing environmental and social threats. Public opinion associates the welfare of farm animals with values relating to health, food quality, ethical approach to animals and protection of the environment and climate. Accordingly, the social conceptualization of farm animal welfare plays an important role in guiding EU policy and developing animal welfare law. It also becomes a prerequisite for solving social and environmental problems resulting from intensive animal production. Farm animal welfare is an intangible and credence attribute of food and as such requires a means of informing consumers about it. The most preferred form of communication about the welfare level of farm animals among consumers are farm animal welfare labels. Both consumer preferences and their expectations of how farm animal welfare is communicated are reflected in the development of public and private food labelling systems in the European Union. Therefore, the main aim of the study was to analyse the selected farm animal welfare voluntary labelling schemes in terms of their potential for the development of sustainable animal production in the EU. The result of the study shows the differences and similarities in this respect between public and private systems, in relation to four criteria—values associated by consumers with the welfare of farm animals—health, food quality, ethics and environmental protection. We provide an overview of these systems and their role in increasing farm animal welfare standards. We conclude that it is particularly important to verify if the shift from production-related concern to social and consumer-related concern can constitute a sufficient and effective form for a systemic change transforming current animal production into production based on higher livestock welfare standards.
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Hölker, Sarah, Marie von Meyer-Höfer, and Achim Spiller. "Animal Ethics and Eating Animals: Consumer Segmentation Based on Domain-Specific Values." Sustainability 11, no. 14 (July 18, 2019): 3907. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11143907.
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For a sustainable diet, especially with regard to animal welfare, human health, and environmental issues, a significant reduction in the consumption of animal source foods is essential. The most frequently reported motivations for a meat-reduced or meat-free diet are ethical concerns about animal welfare. This study realizes one of the first consumer segmentations in the context of the human–animal relationship based on domain-specific values; animal ethics. Such a consumer segmentation is relatively stable over time and encompasses the issue of the human–animal relationship in its entirety without limiting itself to a specific question. Based on a comprehensive consumer survey in Germany and by means of a three-step cluster analysis, five consumer segments characterized by different animal-ethical value profiles were defined. A subsequent analysis revealed a link between animal ethics and diet. As a key result, relationism as an animal-ethical position seems to play a key role in the choice of a sustainable diet. About a quarter of the population is characterized by a combination of animal welfare-oriented ethical positions with a clear rejection of relationism, i.e., they do not distinguish between farm animals and companion animals. This specific combination of animal-ethical values is associated with a significantly above-average proportion of flexitarians and vegetarians. Thus, the study contributes to a deeper understanding of existing animal-ethical values and their link to the choice of diet.
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Husted, Rick. "117 Consumer perceptions of beef and beef production." Journal of Animal Science 98, Supplement_3 (November 2, 2020): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa054.087.
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Abstract Consumers love beef but are often uncertain about how beef is raised. In this session we’ll learn more about consumer perceptions, where we are strong and areas where the industry could improve. Focus will be given to consumer attitudes related to beef production and how misconceptions are driving the need for more and more education in this area. Time will also be spent looking at beef’s competition, including focus on meat substitutes and how consumers few these products.
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Paskaš, Snežana, Zsolt Becskei, Marija Pajić, Izabela Mugoša, Tijana Lopičić-Vasić, and Jelena Miočinović. "Stav potrošača u Vojvodini prema kozjem mlijeku i proizvodima od kozjeg mlijeka." Mljekarstvo 70, no. 3 (June 18, 2020): 171–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.15567/mljekarstvo.2020.0304.
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This study presents the results of a survey conducted in the Province of Vojvodina, Serbia to investigate consumers’ attitudes towards goat milk and goat milk products. Furthermore, the factors affecting consumer perception and subjective norms with respect to purchase were examined. The quantitative random survey was conducted and the data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The findings from this study revealed significantly lower acceptance of goat milk and dairy products compared to bovine milk and dairy products. Of total 440 respondents, 24.2 % had never consumed goat milk with significant positive impact (p<0.05) of age on consumption was found. Among, respondents, mostly the young population (18-25 years) does not consume goat milk. The study identified the odour (42.3 %) and taste (22.5 %) as the main barriers for consuming goat milk. In regard to purchasing, more than half of interviewed respondents do not buy goat milk and dairy products (67 % and 70.5 %, respectively) while the rest respondents expressed very low purchasing frequency. Health benefits represent the most important reason for potential consuming goat milk and dairy products (66.5 %). On the other hand, the main motives for purchasing bovine milk and dairy products are taste and quality (55.5 %). In particular, the oldest surveyed population (40-55 years) seemed to be the most positive group toward goat milk and the most interested in the product’s nutritional value and its health impact. The main category of goat dairy products purchased among surveyed respondents was cheese. These findings suggest that for better positioning on the market and for producing price-competitive products goat milk and dairy products should be more clarified as either quality products or products with added value or as products with unique health benefits.
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Trimania, I., N. Kusnadi, and T. A. Putri. "Consumer willingness to pay for premium price of eggs animal welfare in Mojokerto, East Java." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1107, no. 1 (December 1, 2022): 012080. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1107/1/012080.
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Abstract The term animal welfare is already known in Indonesia, but this technology has not been widely applied, especially in the chicken egg industry. Many factors constrain the application of animal welfare, but they are mostly hampered by the lack of knowledge about consumer perceptions of animal welfare and willingness to pay for eggs that apply animal welfare standards to their production technology. This study aimed to determine consumer perceptions of animal welfare, measure consumers’ willingness to pay for eggs that apply to animal welfare and identify the determining factors. We conducted a survey of 110 egg buyers using the convenience sampling method. Most egg buyers have a positive perception of cage-free (62.7 percent), outdoor access (78.1 percent), move freely (89.1 percent), nest egg (99.1 percent), and free feeding (84.5 percent) as a form of animal welfare treatment. Our data also showed that 76.4 egg buyers were willing to pay for the egg with animal welfare attributes 20.9 percent above the regular price. Using the PLSPM (Partial Least Squares Path Modelling), it was found that animal welfare treatments positively determine the willingness to pay. Willingness to pay was also determined by animal welfare applications which can improve egg quality and consumer satisfaction. This research implies that consumers will appreciate the application of animal welfare in egg production in Indonesia if animal welfare treatment is accompanied by an increase in egg quality.
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Rebello, Fabrício Khoury, Paula Cristiane Trindade Gonçalves, Carina Chagas Madeira de Souza, Marcos Antônio Souza dos Santos, Andréia Santana Bezerra, Bruno Cabral Soares, Maria Lúcia Bahia Lopes, and João Paulo Borges de Loureiro. "Segmentation of the Wild Animal Meat Consumer Market in Belém Municipality, Pará State, Brazilian Amazon." Journal of Agricultural Studies 10, no. 1 (March 6, 2022): 127. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jas.v10i1.19094.
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The growing demand for nutritious protein-rich foods has increased the visibility of the wild animal meat market, and created an alternative replacement for traditional meats. The informality in this product offer is a characteristic feature of this market. It is necessary to certify the existence of a public in this market niche. This segmentation of the wild animal meat consumer market in Belém municipality, Pará state, in the Brazilian Amazon, was carried out to identify consumers’ perceptions of the economic potential of this activity. Data were obtained from a representative sample of consumers in Belém, one of the most representative consumption centers in the Amazon. Market segmentation was performed using two multivariate techniques: factor analysis to simplify the original data matrix, and cluster analysis to identify homogeneous groups according to the highest degree of similarity of objects in relation to the attributes of interest. The survey results showed that factors such as consumption preferences, product availability, education level, income, and family composition are determinants of the consumption of wild animal meat. The study also confirmed the existence of a market for this product in food establishments such as bars and restaurants. The main wild animal meats consumed were tartaruga-da-Amazônia (Podocnemis expansa) (61.67%), alligator (Alligatoridae) (56.67%), paca (Cuniculus paca) (52.50%), deer (Cervidae) (40.83%), armadillo (Dasypodidae) (40.00 %), muçuã (Kinosternon scorpioides) (30.83%), capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (29.58%), tortoise (Chelonoidis) (21.25%), tracajá (Podocnemis unifilis) (19.58%), peccary (Pecari tajacu) (17.08%) and sloth (Folivora) (12.92%). The expansion of this market, requires strategies to strengthen the regular sustainable supply of the product, including public initiative efforts regarding the regulatory framework of the activity and entrepreneurial efforts for the necessary investments in breeding and slaughtering system officers.
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Karavolias, Joanna, Matthew Jude Salois, Kristi T. Baker, and Kevin Watkins. "Raised without antibiotics: impact on animal welfare and implications for food policy." Translational Animal Science 2, no. 4 (August 10, 2018): 337–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txy016.
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Abstract This study assesses the impact of broilers raised without antibiotics and the information gap that exists between consumer perception and production methods. Specifically looking at risk of eye burns, footpad lesions, and airsacculitis, key indicators of animal welfare, bird-level data are collected on the occurrence and severity of each disease state by the type of antibiotic program: no antibiotics ever, nonmedically important antibiotics, or medically important antibiotics. Odds ratios and marginal effects are calculated to understand how the occurrence and severity change with access to medicine. Broilers never given antibiotics had a higher likelihood of disease states investigated, and with greater severity. In some cases, access to nonmedically important ionophores mitigated the risk of occurrence and severity of the conditions. The finding indicates that the growing trend of raising broilers without antibiotics may negatively affect animal welfare. This stands in contrast to existing consumer research showing that consumers purchase poultry raised without antibiotics because they believe that it promotes healthier animals. Therefore, a significant consumer information gap exists which needs to be addressed. JEL Codes: Q130, Q160, Q180
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Gejdenson, Samuel, and Charles Schumer. "Consumers in a box: A consumer report on cereal." Agribusiness 15, no. 2 (1999): 207–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1520-6297(199921)15:2<207::aid-agr5>3.0.co;2-o.
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Fonseca, Rui Pedro, and Ruben Sanchez-Sabate. "Consumers’ Attitudes towards Animal Suffering: A Systematic Review on Awareness, Willingness and Dietary Change." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 23 (December 6, 2022): 16372. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316372.
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Planetary and human health depend on Westerners’ ability to reduce meat consumption. Meat production degrades the environment while excessive meat intake is associated with cancer and cardiovascular disease, among others. Effective reasons and motivations are needed for consumers to change their diet. The fact that modern animal agriculture inflicts a great deal of pain on animals from their birth to their slaughter, animal welfare/suffering may drive consumers to curtail their meat consumption. This systematic review examined a total of 90 papers to ascertain consumers’ awareness of the pain animals experience in animal agriculture, as well as consumer attitudes towards meat reduction due to animal welfare. Results show that consumers have low awareness of animal agriculture. Awareness of animal agricultural practices and animal sentience is associated with increased negative attitudes towards animal suffering. Animal suffering due to farming practices, transportation, slaughter, and animal sentience are factors that may encourage a reduction in meat consumption, and even dietary change in the short term. There is also evidence that animal suffering may be a more compelling motivation for consumers’ willingness to change their diet than for health or environmental reasons. Therefore, increasing consumers’ awareness of animal suffering in meat production is paramount to contributing to reduced pressure on the environment and improved human health.
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Verbeke, W. "Stakeholder, citizen and consumer interests in farm animal welfare." Animal Welfare 18, no. 4 (November 2009): 325–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600000725.
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AbstractThe assessment and improvement of animal welfare are the tasks and joint responsibility of many stakeholders involved in the agro-food chain. This paper first looks at the supply side of the chain, and presents different stakeholder views on farm animal welfare, discussing the potential for market differentiation, communication and labelling related to farm animal welfare standards. From the demand side, the paper then examines the duality that exists between citizens’ attitudes and consumer behaviour in relation to animal welfare and livestock products, and identifies distinct segments of citizens and consumers. Although the importance that citizens claim to attach to animal welfare seems relatively strong, consumers’ interest in information about animal welfare is only moderate compared to other product attributes, and the market shares of products with a distinct animal welfare identity remain small. The paper concludes that while there seems to be substantial consensus between supply chain stakeholders, citizens and consumers about what is relevant for achieving an acceptable level of farm animal welfare, the differentiation and satisfaction potential of increased animal welfare per se as a stand-alone product attribute seems limited to particular niche market segments. It argues that improved farm animal welfare is more likely be realised and valued by consumers when it is integrated within a broader concept of quality, such as quality assurance or sustainability schemes.
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Nikmatul, Khoiriyah, Anindita Ratya, Hanani Nuhfil, Muhaimin Abdul Wahib, and Muhaimin Abdul Wahib. "THE ANALYSIS DEMAND FOR ANIMAL SOURCE FOOD IN INDONESIA: USING QUADRATIC ALMOST IDEAL DEMAND SYSTEM." Business: Theory and Practice 21, no. 1 (June 12, 2020): 427–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/btp.2020.10563.
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Indonesia has been experiencing rising animal source food prices during the last five years (decade). In this paper we explore how changes of animal source food prices impact on their demand Indonesia 2016 as expressed in income and price elasticities. Take into account for changes in consumption patterns, as expressed in substitution and complement effects among food items, by including own and cross price elasticities obtained through the parameter estimation of a demand system using QUAIDS. With respect to the total animal food expenditure, chicken meat, beef, fish and milk are luxury goods, while (only) egg is normal goods. The luxuriousness of chicken meat, beef, fish and milk powder decrease with increasing household income level as expressed in quintile level. The results also show that consumers substitute high value commodities such as chicken meat, beef, fishes and powdered milk in case of rising prices with the cheaper and lower preferences. Consequently, households consume a less diversified diet in times of high animal source food prices, focusing their diet on cheaper animal source food commodities. High value animal source foods play an important role in a diversified and nutritionally balanced diet, since they are rich in proteins and essential amino acid. Animal source food “inflation”, which has been led by high value animal agricultural commodities, therefore threatens to worsen the nutritional status of the Indonesian consumer, especially the lower income level.
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James, W. P. T. "Animal fats and health." Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) 1986 (March 1986): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0308229600015476.
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The new concern in Britain which links diet to health is likely to have a major impact on the agricultural and food industries. Five years ago consumers were not interested in the health issue but now consumer groups are lobbying for change. Health has become the second most important factor considered by a housewife when shopping for her family, the first being whether the food is appetizing.Both the DHSS and MAFF have accepted, the 1984 COMA panel's report on diet and cardiovascular disease which sets out a programme of preventive measures with recommendations to the general public, medical practitioners, health educators, food producers, manufacturers, distributors and caterers and to Government. Specific changes in the British diet are advocated for the first time with a suggested reduction in saturated fat intake of 25% and in total fat of 15%.
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Steffan, Shawn A., Yoshito Chikaraishi, Cameron R. Currie, Heidi Horn, Hannah R. Gaines-Day, Jonathan N. Pauli, Juan E. Zalapa, and Naohiko Ohkouchi. "Microbes are trophic analogs of animals." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112, no. 49 (November 23, 2015): 15119–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1508782112.
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In most ecosystems, microbes are the dominant consumers, commandeering much of the heterotrophic biomass circulating through food webs. Characterizing functional diversity within the microbiome, therefore, is critical to understanding ecosystem functioning, particularly in an era of global biodiversity loss. Using isotopic fingerprinting, we investigated the trophic positions of a broad diversity of heterotrophic organisms. Specifically, we examined the naturally occurring stable isotopes of nitrogen (15N:14N) within amino acids extracted from proteobacteria, actinomycetes, ascomycetes, and basidiomycetes, as well as from vertebrate and invertebrate macrofauna (crustaceans, fish, insects, and mammals). Here, we report that patterns of intertrophic 15N-discrimination were remarkably similar among bacteria, fungi, and animals, which permitted unambiguous measurement of consumer trophic position, independent of phylogeny or ecosystem type. The observed similarities among bacterial, fungal, and animal consumers suggest that within a trophic hierarchy, microbiota are equivalent to, and can be interdigitated with, macrobiota. To further test the universality of this finding, we examined Neotropical fungus gardens, communities in which bacteria, fungi, and animals are entwined in an ancient, quadripartite symbiosis. We reveal that this symbiosis is a discrete four-level food chain, wherein bacteria function as the apex carnivores, animals and fungi are meso-consumers, and the sole herbivores are fungi. Together, our findings demonstrate that bacteria, fungi, and animals can be integrated within a food chain, effectively uniting the macro- and microbiome in food web ecology and facilitating greater inclusion of the microbiome in studies of functional diversity.
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Heise, Heinke, and Ludwig Theuvsen. "What do consumers think about farm animal welfare in modern agriculture? Attitudes and shopping behaviour." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 20, no. 3 (May 4, 2017): 379–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.22434/ifamr2016.0115.
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Several food crises damaged the image of the agricultural sector and consumers have lost trust, especially in animal production practices. Large parts of society believe that animal welfare standards in livestock production need to be improved. As a result, numerous animal welfare products have emerged on the market. This consumer paper identifies five clusters and, thus, strategic groups for the purchase of animal welfare products within the large group of consumers that differ significantly in their attitudes towards modern agriculture, their perception of animal welfare, their social acceptance of meat consumption and their shopping behaviour. Even personal differences are found between the clusters. Based on the results, we derived specific marketing implications for each cluster. These implications can help to develop a more differentiated market segment for animal welfare products in terms of animal welfare level and required price premium, enabling consumers to make product choices according to their preferences.