Emerging public concerns in agriculture: domestic policies and international trade commitments

Blandford, David; Fulponi, Linda

doi:10.1093/erae/26.3.409

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“…It is important to note that public acceptability is not limited to the social pillar of sustainability. Many of the concerns about the economics and the environmental impacts of food production are rooted in public acceptability (Blandford and Fulponi, 1999); an understanding of public values is, thus, important for all aspects of sustainable dairy production .…”

Section: Public Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Invited review: Sustainability of the US dairy industry

Keyserlingk

Martin

Kebreab

et al. 2013

Journal of Dairy Science

217

129

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The US dairy industry has realized tremendous improvements in efficiencies and milk production since the 1940s. During this time, farm and total cow numbers have decreased and average herd size has increased. This intensification, combined with the shift to a largely urban public, has resulted in increased scrutiny of the dairy industry by social and environmental movements and increased concern regarding the dairy industry's sustainability. In response to these concerns, a group of scientists specializing in animal welfare, nutrient management, greenhouse gas emissions, animal science, agronomy, agricultural engineering, microbiology, and economics undertook a critical review of the US dairy industry. Although the US dairy system was identified as having significant strengths, the consensus was that the current structure of the industry lacks the resilience to adapt to changing social and environmental landscapes. We identified several factors affecting the sustainability of the US dairy industry, including climate change, rapid scientific and technological innovation, globalization, integration of societal values, and multidisciplinary research initiatives. Specific challenges include the westward migration of milk production in the United States (which is at odds with projected reductions in precipitation and associated limitations in water availability for cattle and crops), and the growing divide between industry practices and public perceptions, resulting in less public trust. Addressing these issues will require improved alignment between industry practices and societal values, based upon leadership from within the industry and sustained engagement with other interested participants, including researchers, consumers, and the general public.

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Section: Public Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Invited review: Sustainability of the US dairy industry

Keyserlingk

Martin

Kebreab

et al. 2013

Journal of Dairy Science

217

129

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“…Nevertheless, perceived quality involves numerous attributes, such as color, shape, presentation, price, and brand name, country of origin, commercial establishment, production techniques, nutritional information and convenience or facility of preparation. In this regard, there are a growing number of consumers concerned about the impact of intensive production systems on the environment, animal welfare (AW) and the safety of the food (Blandford and Fulpony, 1999). Intensive systems of cattle production have been criticized by various segments of society.…”

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confidence: 99%

Consumer Perception of Animal Welfare and Livestock Production in the Araucania Region , Chile

et al. 2008

Chilean J. Agric. Res.

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A B S T R A C TGiven the importance of animal welfare (AW) in developed countries, a survey was carried out among 384 consumers in Temuco, Chile, to establish their knowledge and perceptions about animals handling during production, to detect preferences for meat produced under AW principles, their willingness to pay a higher price for this and to distinguish different consumer segments. Approximately 60% of people surveyed knew about livestock management practices, half of them considered that these practices had a negative effect on the animals, but only 32.1% have changed their meat consumption habits due to this. Seventy percent of the people surveyed had over 50% of knowledge about AW aspects. There is a strong preference and willingness to pay a higher price for meat produced under AW principles. Consumers have a positive perception of the fact that the meat that they consume comes from pasture-fed animals, raised in the open, and raised, transported and slaughtered following humane principles. Three segments were identified by using cluster analysis: the most numerous (58.6%) considers confinement and feeding with concentrates as positive; the second group (25.5%) showed a strong rejection of the use of hormones, feeding with broiler litter and concentrates, and places a positive value on raising animals in the open. The smallest segment (15.4%) placed the highest value on humane treatment of the animals, plus a positive value on concentrates use and rejected confined raising. The conclusion is that a large part of the population perceives AW as a desirable condition when purchasing beef.

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“…Although there are immense variations in the definition of 'acceptable' animal welfare conditions, due to cultural, philosophical or religious differences between individuals, 1 it is generally agreed that farmed animals should be spared unnecessary suffering throughout their life-cycle, including raising, transporting and killing.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluation of slaughtering methods for turbot with respect to animal welfare and flesh quality

Morzel¹,

Sohier²,

Vis³

2002

J Sci Food Agric

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After elaborating a suitable scheme to assess consciousness/unconsciousness of turbot, the effects on fish welfare of commercial and experimental slaughtering techniques were evaluated. Strong adverse reactions and slow loss of clinical reflexes were observed when fish were slaughtered by bleeding without prior anaesthesia. The efficiency of electricity (150 V for 2 s followed by 25 V for 5 min) as a stunning and killing technique was dependent on the current frequency and mode of administration, ie whether the electrical discharge was applied to the head only or throughout the whole body. Finally, percussion of the head with a mechanical device resulted in immediate and permanent loss of all responses and reflexes in all fish tested. Three methods were selected as a result of the preliminary tests (bleeding in ice slurry, whole-body electrical treatment and percussion), and their influence on flesh quality was studied over a 9 day period. Fish killed by percussion were characterised by a higher pH and higher water content in the very early stage of post mortem storage, but also by a much delayed rigor mortis. In contrast, fish killed by electricity entered most rapidly into rigor mortis; their flesh was significantly softer (p < 0.05) throughout the entire storage time and was also redder and darker, as indicated by higher a* values (p < 0.001) and lower L* values (p < 0.01) respectively. It is suggested that automated percussion is a suitably humane method for the slaughter of farmed turbot.

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Emerging public concerns in agriculture: domestic policies and international trade commitments

Cited by 68 publications

References 3 publications

Invited review: Sustainability of the US dairy industry

Invited review: Sustainability of the US dairy industry

Consumer Perception of Animal Welfare and Livestock Production in the Araucania Region , Chile

Evaluation of slaughtering methods for turbot with respect to animal welfare and flesh quality

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