Anneberg Inger, Lassen Jesper, Sandøe Peter
Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, 8830 Tjele, Denmark.
Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Animals (Basel). 2021 Mar 5;11(3):696. doi: 10.3390/ani11030696.
Farmers' perceptions of animal welfare have been found to affect the way they treat their animals, and there is growing awareness of the range of ethical views today's farmers take on animal welfare. The purpose of this study was to examine how perceptions of animal welfare develop among prospective farmers and farm workers in Denmark during their studies at agricultural colleges. We also examined the experiences of college teachers and their views on the inclusion of animal welfare in livestock courses. Drawing on individual interviews and focus group interviews at four Danish agricultural colleges, we used systematic text condensation to identify three major themes among the students: 1. The importance of balancing welfare and productivity, 2. Concerns about the animal itself, 3. Concerns relating to the students themselves. Our interviews with teachers revealed a growing awareness of the inclusion of animal welfare in Danish agricultural colleges, but also disagreements over the way animal welfare should be understood. We conclude that the education of future farmers in Danish agricultural colleges today embraces animal welfare but should leave more room in the future to introduce students to the issue of market-driven welfare and consumer interest in animal-friendly production.
研究发现，农民对动物福利的认知会影响他们对待动物的方式，而且如今农民对动物福利所持的一系列伦理观点也日益受到关注。本研究的目的是考察丹麦未来的农民和农场工人在农业院校学习期间，其对动物福利的认知是如何形成的。我们还研究了大学教师的经历以及他们对在畜牧课程中纳入动物福利的看法。通过对丹麦四所农业院校进行的个人访谈和焦点小组访谈，我们运用系统的文本浓缩法，在学生中确定了三个主要主题：1. 平衡福利与生产力的重要性；2. 对动物本身的关注；3. 与学生自身相关的关注。我们与教师的访谈表明，丹麦农业院校对纳入动物福利的认识在不断提高，但在动物福利应如何理解的问题上也存在分歧。我们得出结论，如今丹麦农业院校对未来农民的教育涵盖了动物福利，但未来应留出更多空间，向学生介绍市场驱动的福利以及消费者对动物友好型生产的兴趣问题。
