Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
Animal. 2009 Aug;3(8):1152-66. doi: 10.1017/S1751731109004479.
The opinions of seven respondent groups about the relative importance of different practices pertaining to the welfare of Australian beef cattle, sheep and goats were surveyed. Respondent groups comprised farmers, livestock transportation representatives, veterinarians, meat processors, animal welfare advocates, animal welfare scientists and government officers. The survey consisted of a web-based adaptive conjoint analysis questionnaire, which was administered to a sample population that was selected randomly for large respondent groups and comprehensively for small groups. The hierarchy of opinion concerning the importance of the different beef cattle practices was: stockmanship > ground (road and rail) transport > spaying > food supply > dehorning > stunning > shelter > identification > pretransport food and water deprivation > castration > sea transport > mustering > confinement. For sheep/goat practices the hierarchy was: parasite control > mulesing > shelter > stockmanship > tail docking > ground transport > feeding > predation > stunning > castration > pretransport food and water deprivation > sea transport > mustering. The method of performing invasive procedures was perceived as less important than the provision of pain relief. Differences in opinion were evident between respondent groups, with animal welfare advocates tending to focus on painful procedures more than those with direct involvement in the industry.
调查了七个回应群体对与澳大利亚肉牛、绵羊和山羊福利相关的不同实践相对重要性的意见。回应群体包括农民、牲畜运输代表、兽医、肉类加工商、动物福利倡导者、动物福利科学家和政府官员。该调查包括一个基于网络的自适应联合分析问卷，该问卷针对大型回应群体的随机抽样人口和小型群体的全面抽样人口进行管理。关于不同肉牛实践重要性的意见层次如下：饲养管理>地面（道路和铁路）运输>去势>饲料供应>除角>电击>遮蔽物>标识>运输前禁食禁水>去势>海运>集牧>圈养。对于绵羊/山羊实践，该层次如下：寄生虫控制>剪羊毛>遮蔽物>饲养管理>断尾>地面运输>饲养>捕食>电击>去势>运输前禁食禁水>海运>集牧。有创程序的执行方法被认为不如提供疼痛缓解重要。回应群体之间存在明显的意见差异，与直接参与该行业的人相比，动物福利倡导者更倾向于关注疼痛程序。
