Vanhonacker F, Tuyttens F A M, Verbeke Wim
Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Applied Biosciences, Ghent University, Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Animal Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Scheldeweg 68, B-9090 Melle, Belgium.
Poult Sci. 2016 Jul 1;95(7):1555-1563. doi: 10.3382/ps/pew059. Epub 2016 Mar 14.
New EU regulations require more stringent country-of-origin labeling, while imports of broiler meat from non-EU countries are increasing. In light of these trends, we have studied citizens' and producers' perceptions of broiler meat originating from Belgium versus Brazil and their perception of broiler production in Belgium versus Brazil. A particular focus was the association between country of origin and perceived level of animal welfare. We also investigated the perception of scaling-up and outdoor access in terms of perceived level of animal welfare. Cross-sectional survey data was collected among Flemish citizens (n = 541) and broiler producers (n = 114). In accordance with literature on general farm animal welfare, both stakeholder types claimed to allocate great importance to broiler welfare and generally agreed with the Welfare Quality model of broiler welfare. Citizens disagreed with the producers that 1) consumers are not willing to pay more for higher welfare products, 2) that broilers suffer little, 3) that broiler welfare in current Belgian production units is generally non-problematic, 4) that scaling-up production units would not have a positive impact on profitability nor a profoundly negative impact on broiler welfare, and 5) that the impact of providing broilers with outdoor access is negative for consumers, farmers, and broilers. Country of origin had a strong influence on the perception of both broiler production and broiler meat. Belgian citizens, and producers (much more than citizens) considered nearly all aspects related to broiler production and broiler meat to be significantly superior for chicken produced in Belgium compared to Brazil. Further research should focus on how these perceptions influence purchase intentions and production decisions. Future avenues for research are to quantify market opportunities for country-of-origin labeling and to investigate to which extent stakeholders' perceptions correspond with reality.
欧盟新法规要求实施更严格的原产国标签制度,与此同时,从非欧盟国家进口的鸡肉量也在增加。鉴于这些趋势,我们研究了公民和生产者对原产于比利时和巴西的鸡肉的看法,以及他们对比利时和巴西肉鸡生产的看法。特别关注的是原产国与动物福利感知水平之间的关联。我们还从动物福利感知水平方面调查了对扩大养殖规模和户外放养的看法。我们收集了佛兰德公民(n = 541)和肉鸡生产者(n = 114)的横断面调查数据。与关于一般农场动物福利的文献一致,这两类利益相关者都声称非常重视肉鸡福利,并且普遍认同肉鸡福利的“福利质量”模型。公民不同意生产者的以下观点:1)消费者不愿意为更高福利的产品支付更多费用;2)肉鸡几乎没有痛苦;3)比利时当前生产单位的肉鸡福利总体上没有问题;4)扩大生产单位对盈利能力没有积极影响,对肉鸡福利也没有严重负面影响;5)为肉鸡提供户外放养对消费者、农民和肉鸡有负面影响。原产国对肉鸡生产和鸡肉的看法有很大影响。比利时公民和生产者(比公民更甚)认为,与巴西生产的鸡肉相比,比利时生产的鸡肉在与肉鸡生产和鸡肉相关的几乎所有方面都明显更优。进一步的研究应关注这些看法如何影响购买意愿和生产决策。未来的研究方向是量化原产国标签的市场机会,并调查利益相关者的看法与现实的相符程度。
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