Lemos Teixeira Dayane, Enriquez-Hidalgo Daniel, Estay Espinoza Tamara, Bas Fernando, Hötzel Maria José
Instituto de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Animales y Ambientales (ICA3), Universidad de O'Higgins, San Fernando 3070000, Chile.
Animal Welfare Subprogram, IRTA, Monells, 17121 Girona, Spain.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2021 Jan 9;10(1):60. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10010060.
The aim of this study was to investigate the opinions of meat consumers (n = 1780) on on-farm management of unhealthy pigs, whether support for treatment with antibiotics varies according with chance of recovery, and the effect of knowledge on the use of antibiotics on these opinions. Most participants believed that the use of antibiotics was the best solution for unhealthy pigs, and this was associated with a low level of knowledge about antibiotics. Increasing the probability of recovery after treatment increased support for treating pigs with antibiotics. However, the majority of participants rejected the consumption of meat from animals housed in "hospital pens". After price, concern with food safety was the second main factor that influenced participants' choice when buying meat. Support for the use of antibiotics to deal with unhealthy pigs in "hospital pens", as well as for consumption of the meat from these animals, was higher among participants involved in agriculture. This shows that consumers are unaware of the potential negative repercussions for animal welfare associated with banning or reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock production, which is an important concern for the industry.
本研究的目的是调查肉类消费者（n = 1780）对农场中不健康猪只管理的看法，支持使用抗生素治疗是否因康复几率而异，以及抗生素使用知识对这些看法的影响。大多数参与者认为，使用抗生素是治疗不健康猪只的最佳解决方案，这与对抗生素的低了解程度有关。治疗后康复几率的增加提高了用抗生素治疗猪只的支持率。然而，大多数参与者拒绝食用来自“医院围栏”中饲养动物的肉类。除价格外，食品安全问题是影响参与者购买肉类时选择的第二大主要因素。从事农业的参与者对在“医院围栏”中使用抗生素处理不健康猪只以及食用这些动物的肉类的支持率更高。这表明消费者并未意识到禁止或减少在牲畜生产中使用抗生素对动物福利可能产生的负面影响，而这是该行业的一个重要问题。
