Hodges J
European Association for Animal Production, Mittersill, Austria.
J Anim Sci. 2003 Nov;81(11):2887-94. doi: 10.2527/2003.81112887x.
Agricultural and animal scientists need to embrace a new vision beyond the single-minded existing pursuit of biological efficiency. The public in the West is no longer concerned solely with cheap food. Other paramount issues define quality of life, including: health and safety of foods; nutritional value; traditional, regional, locally produced, and organic foods; animal welfare; sustainable farming, environment, and rural resources. The paper provides examples of how the credibility of animal scientists has been lost due to some recent unethical behavior. Research, teaching and application of agricultural and animal science, especially of biotechnology, need to be reshaped into a new "Quality of Life Agricultural Era" to replace the "Era of Intensification." This new era will need fresh assumptions, beliefs and leadership to match the emerging social agenda of the 21st century. Animal scientists have a special role in implementing this new plausibility structure.
农业和动物科学家需要接受一种新的愿景，超越目前对生物效率的单一追求。西方公众不再仅仅关注廉价食品。其他至关重要的问题也决定着生活质量，包括：食品的健康与安全；营养价值；传统、地方、本地生产和有机食品；动物福利；可持续农业、环境和农村资源。本文列举了动物科学家因近期一些不道德行为而丧失公信力的例子。农业和动物科学，尤其是生物技术的研究、教学和应用，需要重塑为一个新的“生活质量农业时代”，以取代“集约化时代”。这个新时代将需要全新的假设、信念和领导力，以契合21世纪新出现的社会议程。动物科学家在实施这种新的合理性结构方面具有特殊作用。
