Cost-efficiency of animal welfare in broiler production systems: A pilot study using the Welfare Quality® assessment protocol

Gocsik, E.; Brooshooft, Suzanne D.; Jong, I.C. de; Saatkamp, H.W.

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2016.04.001

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“…The objective of this study was to compare the economic performance and animal welfare of three systems of white-feathered broilers production in China based on the Welfare Quality model and correlation analysis. Recently, after comparing five production systems in Europe, Gocsik et al (2016) concluded that the middle-market systems could be attractive for farmers due to their high cost-efficiency and the flexibility to revert to the conventional system [24]. A comparison of total confinement and semi-confinement systems for broiler chickens in Brazil also confirmed that the *** denote p < 0.01, d1 and d2 are two dummy variables in model 1, if d1 i = 0 and d2 i = 0, system = normal floor system (NFS), if d1 i = 1 and d2 i = 0, system = normal cage system (NCS), and if d1 i = 0 and d2 i = 1, system = high standard cage system (HCS).…”

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“…Costs and benefits were calculated for all three systems using a deterministic model. The model was redesigned based on the research of Gocsik [24]. Variable costs, fixed costs, and total cost were calculated in Chinese currency (CNY) per delivered broiler.…”

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“…A stepwise approach, modified from Gocsik et al [24] (Figure 1), was used to obtain a WQ index score for each production system. First, the welfare score per measure for each flock was assessed (Step 1 in Figure 1).…”

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“…where WQ − A jk is the attributional WQ score for each flock and system attribute k, w ik is the weight of the link between welfare measure i and system attribute k (the value of w ik is very crucial for the next calculation), and x ij is the welfare score for welfare measure i and flock j. The weight matrix was from the research of Gocsik et al (2016) [24] (Table S1).…”

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“…These studies have focused on a specific single measure in the welfare protocol, such as plumage condition [18], stunning [19], light intensity [20], gait score [21], and dark system [22]. In order to reduce bias and accurately calculate the overall Welfare Quality (WQ) index score for each system, Gocsik et al (2016) used a weighted index based on WQA to relate system attributes to welfare measures [23,24].…”

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Cost-efficiency of animal welfare in broiler production systems: A pilot study using the Welfare Quality® assessment protocol

Cited by 44 publications

References 46 publications

Comparison of Chinese Broiler Production Systems in Economic Performance and Animal Welfare

Comparison of Chinese Broiler Production Systems in Economic Performance and Animal Welfare

A multiple‐standards framework to address externalities resulting from meat production

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