Laboratório de Etologia Aplicada e Bem-Estar Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rod. Admar Gonzaga 1346, Itacorubi, Florianópolis 88034-001, SC, Brazil.
Laboratório de Etologia Aplicada e Bem-Estar Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rod. Admar Gonzaga 1346, Itacorubi, Florianópolis 88034-001, SC, Brazil.
Meat Sci. 2022 Oct;192:108893. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.108893. Epub 2022 Jun 16.
Brazil is a main global producer, exporter, and consumer of farm animal products. Information about the knowledge and attitudes of Brazilian citizens and consumers towards the different dimensions of meat production sustainability can support policy discussions and guide the industry to adopt production systems compatible with societal expectations. Here we provide a historical, social, and economic overview of meat production and consumption in Brazil, review the scientific literature on Brazilian public attitudes towards meat production and consumption, and discuss some actions Brazil is taking to develop more sustainable production systems. We show that Brazilians expect affordable meat products with high organoleptic, sanitary, nutritional qualities and produced under high ethical standards. The pace of discussions and changes in policies and in meat production systems needs to accelerate to follow domestic and international demands and the changes in ethical expectations of society. Constructive dialogue between all interested stakeholders, including citizens and consumers, needs to be fostered to design more sustainable meat production systems.
巴西是全球主要的农产品生产国、出口国和消费国之一。了解巴西公民和消费者对肉类生产可持续性不同方面的认知和态度，可以为政策讨论提供支持，并引导行业采用符合社会期望的生产体系。本文提供了巴西肉类生产和消费的历史、社会和经济概述，回顾了有关巴西公众对肉类生产和消费态度的科学文献，并讨论了巴西为发展更可持续的生产体系而采取的一些措施。结果表明，巴西人希望以合理的价格购买具有高感官、卫生和营养价值的肉类产品，并期望其符合高标准的道德规范。为了满足国内和国际需求以及社会道德期望的变化，讨论和政策以及肉类生产体系变革的步伐都需要加快。需要促进所有利益相关者（包括公民和消费者）之间的建设性对话，以设计出更可持续的肉类生产体系。
