羊养殖者和行业参与者的积极动物福利论述:对科学和传播的影响
Mukhtar Muhammad1, Jessica Elizabeth Stokes1, Louise Manning2
1Department of Agriculture, Science and Practice, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester GL7 6JS, UK.
Veterinary sciences
|October 25, 2024
概括
英国的绵羊养殖者和行业参与者对积极的动物福利的概念与科学家不同. 调查结果强调,需要在动物福利研究中改善知识交流和实践指标.
科学领域:
- 动物福利科学 动物福利科学
- 农业社会学 农业社会学
背景情况:
- 当代动物福利科学越来越多地关注"积极的动物福利",包括最佳的身体和心理健康.
- 了解利益相关者的看法对于有效实施农业动物福利标准至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索英国 (UK) 绵羊养殖者和行业参与者如何理解和概念化"积极的动物福利".
- 发现科学定义和行业对积极动物福利的解释之间的差异.
主要方法:
- 用雪球和有目的的抽样来招募参与者的定性研究.
- 通过半结构面试收集数据,并与25名绵羊养殖者和11名行业参与者 (2021年4月至2022年3月) 进行了一次便利研讨会.
- 采访和研讨会数据的专题分析,使用混合感应-演编码方法.
主要成果:
- 绵羊养殖者主要将积极的福利与"积极的畜牧业" (7 个农民) 或"五项自由" (6 个农民) 相联系起来.
- 行业参与者主要将积极福利解释为超出最低要求 (6参与者) 和积极心理体验 (3参与者) 的高福利标准.
- 新兴的主题包括自我/社会身份对福利感知的影响,知识交流的意义,以及需要实用,重新表述的指标.
结论:
- 英国绵羊养殖者和行业参与者对积极动物福利的看法与当前的学术话语有所不同.
- 需要有效的知识传播策略来弥合英国科学概念与实际应用之间的差距.
- 将科学概念转化为实际指标,促进知识交流对于推动积极的动物福利倡议至关重要.
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