Descovich Kris, Li Xiaofei, Sinclair Michelle, Wang Yan, Phillips Clive Julian Christie
Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, Building 8134, Gatton Campus, University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.
College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Animals (Basel). 2019 Nov 18;9(11):989. doi: 10.3390/ani9110989.
Globally, China is one of the largest producers and exporters of meat, and animal welfare is an emerging focal issue for Chinese society and for primary producers. We assessed the effectiveness of a "train the trainer" program to increase awareness of animal welfare issues in stakeholders in the livestock industries of China. Chinese abattoir employees were trained in slaughter and transportation standards in either a classroom setting or using posted materials. They subsequently held training sessions within their own workplace and the participants were surveyed either before ( = 161) or after ( = 147) their training. The post-training group had more confidence to improve the welfare of animals in their care than the pre-training group ( = 0.03), and also scored better on the knowledge section of the survey ( = 0.006) only when the facilitator was trained in the classroom setting. The participants' knowledge of animal welfare was also affected by living area ( = 0.005) and education ( = 0.005). Participants with the least formal education (to middle school only) scored lower than all other participants. Female respondents reported more positive attitudes towards animal welfare than males ( = 0.009). These results indicate that training can effectively improve stakeholder knowledge on animal welfare during slaughter and transport, however, the mode of delivery has an important influence on learning success, and participant demographics, such as gender and education level, need to be considered when preparing training material.
在全球范围内，中国是最大的肉类生产国和出口国之一，动物福利是中国社会和初级生产者中一个新出现的焦点问题。我们评估了一项“培训培训师”计划的效果，以提高中国畜牧业利益相关者对动物福利问题的认识。中国屠宰场员工通过课堂教学或使用张贴材料接受了屠宰和运输标准方面的培训。他们随后在自己的工作场所举办了培训课程，并在培训前（n = 161）或培训后（n = 147）对参与者进行了调查。培训后组比培训前组更有信心改善他们所照料动物的福利（P = 0.03），并且只有当培训师在课堂环境中接受培训时，在调查的知识部分得分也更高（P = 0.006）。参与者对动物福利的了解也受到居住地区（P = 0.005）和教育程度（P = 0.005）的影响。受正规教育最少（仅到中学）的参与者得分低于所有其他参与者。女性受访者对动物福利的态度比男性更积极（P = 0.009）。这些结果表明，培训可以有效提高利益相关者在屠宰和运输过程中对动物福利的认识，然而，授课方式对学习成效有重要影响，并且在准备培训材料时需要考虑参与者的人口统计学特征，如性别和教育水平。
