Institute for Food and Resource Economics, Department of Agricultural and Food Market Research, University of Bonn, Nussallee 21, Bonn 53115, Germany.
Meat Sci. 2022 Nov;193:108946. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.108946. Epub 2022 Aug 11.
Germans are critical of their animal husbandry systems although being increasingly detached from practical husbandry experience and benefitting from its low prices and high availability. Based on literature on citizens' acceptance of agriculture and the social licence to operate framework this study derives and tests the relevance of various factors determining public acceptance of fattening pig, beef cattle and broiler husbandry using structural equation modelling. An online survey n = 1208 was carried out. Results confirm the assumed negative effect of animal treatment concerns and the positive impact of perceived benefits on acceptance. While a direct effect of trust on acceptance is only revealed for cattle, there is for all three husbandry systems an indirect effect of trust on acceptance via animal treatment concerns and perceived responsible conduct. Hence, the derived conceptual framework is partly confirmed. Thus, the results of the study can help actors in the supply chains and political decision makers how to possibly regain societal acceptance of animal husbandry.
尽管德国人越来越脱离实际的畜牧业经验，但他们对自己的畜牧业系统持批评态度，同时也受益于其低廉的价格和高可用性。基于公民对农业的接受度和社会运营许可证的相关文献，本研究利用结构方程模型推导并检验了决定公众对育肥猪、肉牛和肉鸡养殖业接受度的各种因素的相关性。通过在线调查（n=1208）进行了此项研究。结果证实了动物处理问题的关注对接受度的负面影响以及感知益处对接受度的积极影响。尽管信任对接受度的直接影响仅在牛方面得到证实，但对于所有三种养殖系统，信任通过动物处理问题和感知到的负责任行为对接受度存在间接影响。因此，所推导的概念框架得到了部分证实。因此，该研究的结果可以帮助供应链中的参与者和政治决策者如何重新获得社会对畜牧业的接受度。
