Egg producer attitudes and expectations regarding the transition to cage-free production: a mixed-methods approach

Caputo, Vincenzina; Staples, Aaron J.; Tonsor, Glynn T.; Lusk, Jayson L.

doi:10.1016/j.psj.2023.103058

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Animal Welfare or Own Welfare: What Motivates Consumers’ Choice of Cage‐Free Products?

He,

Xiong

2024

Agribusiness

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This study addresses the puzzle of animal welfare regulations consistently passing by majority votes, despite potential welfare losses evident in market data. To understand this phenomenon, we propose a conceptual framework that considers two possibilities: first, animal welfare might not be valued in the market, as suggested by classical externality analysis, and second, it could be valued due to altruistic motivations. To illustrate the framework, we uncover the motives driving consumers’ demand for animal welfare products jointly utilizing the results of a discrete choice experiment and respondents’ perception data obtained in China. Our findings align with the predictions made by classical externality analysis, indicating that the public good aspect of animal welfare is not valued in this market and thereby challenging the existence of altruistic behavior. Moreover, our analysis of consumer heterogeneity reveals that as consumers’ knowledge increases, they exhibit a decreased inclination to prioritize the animal welfare attribute for fulfilling their private needs, and may raise concerns about the safety of animal welfare‐friendly products.

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Animal Welfare or Own Welfare: What Motivates Consumers’ Choice of Cage‐Free Products?

He,

Xiong

2024

Agribusiness

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What is the role of environmental sustainability knowledge in food choices? A case study on egg consumers in Italy

De Marchi,

Scappaticci,

Banterle

et al. 2024

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Maximum vertical height during wing flapping of laying hens captured with a depth camera

Grebey,

Bongiorno,

Han

et al. 2024

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Cage-free housing systems for laying hens, and their accompanying guidelines, legislation, and audits, are becoming more common around the world. Cage-free regulations often specify requirements for floor space and cage height, but the availability of three-dimensional space can vary depending on system configurations. Little research has looked at how much vertical space a hen occupies while flapping her wings, which is arguably her most space-intensive behavior. Therefore, the objective of this study was to use a depth sensing camera to measure the maximum vertical height hens reach when wing flapping without physical obstructions. Twenty-eight individually caged Hy-line W36 hens at 45 weeks of age were evaluated. A ceiling-mounted depth camera was centered above a test pen and calibrated prior to collecting data. During testing, one hen at a time was placed in the test pen and recorded flapping her wings. From depth footage, the minimum distance between pixels was obtained for each frame, and we computed the maximum vertical height reached by each hen. Results for vertical space used during a wing flapping event showed that hens reached a maximum height of 51.0 ± 4.7 cm. No physical measures correlated with maximum height obtained from the depth camera (P > 0.05). Hens in this study were from a single strain, were old enough to have keel damage, and were cage-reared and housed, preventing us from generalizing the results too far. However, depth cameras provide a useful approach to measure how much space laying hens of varying strains, ages, and rearing/housing methods need to perform dynamic behaviors.

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Egg producer attitudes and expectations regarding the transition to cage-free production: a mixed-methods approach

Cited by 3 publications

References 27 publications

Animal Welfare or Own Welfare: What Motivates Consumers’ Choice of Cage‐Free Products?

Animal Welfare or Own Welfare: What Motivates Consumers’ Choice of Cage‐Free Products?

What is the role of environmental sustainability knowledge in food choices? A case study on egg consumers in Italy

Maximum vertical height during wing flapping of laying hens captured with a depth camera

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