Effect of tasting and information on consumer opinion about pig castration

Kallas, Zein; Gil, José M.; Panella-Riera, Núria; Blanch, M.; Font-i-Furnols, Maria; Chevillon, Patrick; Roest, Kees De; Tacken, G.M.L.; Oliver, M.A.

doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.05.011

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“…acceptance [65]. However, opinion of consumers about immunocastration has not been thoroughly investigated, and they are mostly not well informed about boar taint and the methods used to prevent it [32,66]. Consumers expect healthy, safe and tasty meat, which denotes that boar taint represents an important concern for consumer acceptance [32].…”

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Immunocastration as Alternative to Surgical Castration in Pigs

Čandek-Potokar¹,

Škrlep²,

Zamaratskaia³

2017

Theriogenology

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Surgical castration of piglets is a routine practice in pig production used to prevent the incidence of boar taint of pig meat, which may develop in entire male pigs as they reach puberty. This practice is being presently questioned in the European Union, and there is a strong initiative to end it. The initiative is presently voluntary; however, key stakeholders of European pig production sector have signed a declaration, and the actions undertaken by them already affect the business. Before such new concepts in pig production can be implemented, alternative solutions are needed, one of them being immunocastration. The present chapter will thus focus on the presentation of immunocastration as one of the promising alternatives to surgical castration. Theoretical and practical aspects of immunocastration in pig production will be described, and the advantages and disadvantages of this alternative will be summarised. Physiological principles of immunocastration and impacts on metabolism, growth performance, body composition and meat quality will be described and aspects of public acceptability reviewed.

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Section: Immunocastration and Public Acceptabilitymentioning

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Immunocastration as Alternative to Surgical Castration in Pigs

Čandek-Potokar¹,

Škrlep²,

Zamaratskaia³

2017

Theriogenology

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“…Consumers in Sweden and the United Kingdom trust animal production systems that ensure animal welfare standards jointly with public institution interventions [39]. Piglet castration is perceived differently across Europe as an animal welfare issue [40]. While consumers in the United Kingdom agree that pig castration should be banned, the issue is less salient to Spanish consumers [40].…”

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Should Animal Welfare Regulations Be More Restrictive? A Case Study in Eight European Union Countries

Pejman

Kallas

Dalmau

et al. 2019

Animals

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Increasingly, intensive livestock production systems have increased societal concern regarding the current animal welfare standards. We investigated whether individuals in their roles as consumers and citizens believe that the current European regulations regarding animal welfare should be more restrictive. Factors affecting this decision were assessed by analyzing respondents’ understanding of animal welfare-related issues, their subjective and objective knowledge levels, the credibility they assign to different information sources, their perceptions toward the current restrictiveness of animal welfare standards, and their socioeconomic characteristics. Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire distributed in eight European Union (EU) countries (Spain, the United Kingdom, Poland, Greece, Lithuania, Romania, Italy, and Sweden) with 3860 total responses. The results showed that consumers are more reluctant to adopt more restrictive regulations than respondents in the role of citizens. Respondents from northern European countries (Poland and Sweden) are more likely to support regulations that are more restrictive than the current minimum requirements than respondents from southern countries (Spain and Italy). Women were found to be more concerned with the welfare of pigs and laying hens—lending credibility to the Internet as an information source—and were more likely to support more restrictive animal welfare legislation.

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“…Several studies indicate that consumers relate factors such as naturalness, i.e. space allowance and freedom (e.g., caged vs. group housed sows) more to animal welfare than surgical castration of piglets [ 21 , 23 , 27 , 36 ]. Unfamiliarity with pig production in general and this topic specifically can be one of the reasons for this.…”

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Exploratory Survey on European Consumer and Stakeholder Attitudes towards Alternatives for Surgical Castration of Piglets

Aluwé

Heyrman

Almeida

et al. 2020

Animals

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Surgical castration of piglets without pain relief is still common practice in many countries. Possible alternatives for surgical castration are application of pain relief or anaesthesia or production of boars (entire males) and immunocastrates. Each of these alternatives faces advantages and disadvantages which may result in different citizen attitudes and consumers acceptability. Understanding which practice is acceptable to whom and why may further stimulate implementation. Consumer (n = 3251) and stakeholder (n = 1027) attitudes towards surgical castration without pain relief, surgical castration with anaesthesia, immunocastration, and production of boars were surveyed from April to June 2020 via an online questionnaire in 16 countries (>175 respondents per country). Surgical castration without pain relief was separated from each of the alternatives due to animal welfare and showed the lowest acceptability (32%). Within the alternatives, a further partitioning between the alternatives was based on perceived quality and food safety, with an acceptance of 85% for applying anaesthesia, 71% for immunocastration, and 49% for boar production. Differences depending on professional involvement and familiarity with agriculture could be observed, mainly for the acceptance of surgical castration without anaesthesia, immunocastration, and boars. Castration with anaesthesia was highly accepted by all types of respondents.

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Effect of tasting and information on consumer opinion about pig castration

Cited by 28 publications

References 26 publications

Immunocastration as Alternative to Surgical Castration in Pigs

Immunocastration as Alternative to Surgical Castration in Pigs

Should Animal Welfare Regulations Be More Restrictive? A Case Study in Eight European Union Countries

Exploratory Survey on European Consumer and Stakeholder Attitudes towards Alternatives for Surgical Castration of Piglets

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