利益相关者对动物福利的看法作为美国可持续牛肉计划的一个组成部分-试点研究
Lily Edwards-Callaway1, Melissa Davis1, Lauren Dean1
1Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|May 11, 2024
概括
大多数美国牛肉行业的利益相关者将动物福利纳入可持续发展计划,认识到其对环境,经济和社会因素的积极影响. 关键的驱动因素包括牛的健康,表现和消费者对可持续牛肉生产的看法.
科学领域:
- 农业科学 农业科学
- 动物科学动物科学
- 可持续性研究 可持续性研究
背景情况:
- 动物福利越来越被认为是可持续农业的关键方面.
- 美国牛肉行业面临着越来越大的压力,需要在其可持续性倡议中解决动物福利问题.
研究的目的:
- 调查美国牛肉行业利益相关者将动物福利纳入其可持续性计划的程度和方式.
- 确定动物福利融入可持续牛肉生产背后的感知影响和驱动因素.
主要方法:
- 在线调查对美国可持续牛肉圆桌会议的成员进行.
- 对已完成的27项调查进行分析.
- 对定性反应进行主题分析,以确定与动物福利相关的关键主题.
主要成果:
- 绝大多数受访者 (96%) 报告说,他们有包括动物福利在内的可持续发展计划.
- 大多数利益相关者认为,动物福利对环境 (96%),经济 (96%) 和社会 (100%) 可持续性有积极的影响.
- 纳入动物福利的主要原因是牛的健康 (74%),牛的表现 (44%) 和消费者的看法 (44%).
结论:
- 人们普遍承认动物福利在美国可持续牛肉生产中的重要性.
- 动物福利被视为在牛肉行业内实现更广泛的可持续性目标的组成部分.
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