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Are views towards egg farming associated with Brazilian and Chilean egg consumers' purchasing habits?
Lemos Teixeira, Dayane; Larraín, Rafael; Hötzel, Maria José.
Afiliação
  • Lemos Teixeira D; Departamento de Ciencias Animales, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Larraín R; Laboratório de Etologia Aplicada, Departamento de Zootecnia e Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
  • Hötzel MJ; Departamento de Ciencias Animales, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
PLoS One ; 13(9): e0203867, 2018.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30265672
In many industrialised countries, public rejection of intensive animal production systems has led to the development of legislation and industry actions that have resulted in significant changes in animal care at the farm level. However, little is known about the views of citizens from emerging countries regarding animal production. The aims of this study were to explore the views of Brazilian and Chilean consumers towards egg farming, and to investigate if these views are associated with participants' eggs purchasing habits and reported willingness to pay (WTP) more for eggs produced in the conditions they perceive as important. In an open question, participants (n = 716) were asked to describe an ideal egg production farm and explain their reasons. This was followed by closed questions asking egg purchasing habits, willingness to pay for eggs produced in the conditions they perceive as important and demographic information. Participants main concerns were with animal welfare, naturalness, hygiene, production, and ethical aspects, which many associated with improved health, sensory, and nutritional quality of the eggs. The views of participants towards an ideal egg production farm were associated, to some extent, with type of egg purchasing habits and WTP a premium for organic or free-range eggs. Our results suggest a demand for more natural, animal friendly egg production systems; furthermore, they indicate a disconnect between lay citizens' expectations and industry practices, given that intensive confined systems typically fail to supply many of the expected characteristics.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Comportamento do Consumidor / Ovos / Criação de Animais Domésticos Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Ethics / Patient_preference Limite: Animals / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil / Chile Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Chile País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Comportamento do Consumidor / Ovos / Criação de Animais Domésticos Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Ethics / Patient_preference Limite: Animals / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil / Chile Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Chile País de publicação: Estados Unidos