Human and Animal Sensitivity: How Stock-People and Consumer Perception Can Affect Animal Welfare

• Main Author: Napolitano, Fabio (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; education; animal welfare; young adult; welfare; stunning; human health; perception; slaughter; pig; pigs; children; livestock; laying hen; racehorse welfare; qualitative research; free elicitation narrative interviews; knowledge; fear; milk production; ethical concerns; food safety concerns; agreement; stakeholder perception; castration; sheep farmers; farmer perception; animal ethics; goat; benefit; horse; dairy buffalo; animal attitudes; turkey; farm animal welfare (FAW); animal; survey; Animal welfare; husbandry practices; willingness to pay; donkey; avoidance distance; training; stockperson behaviour; stockpeople attitudes; farm animal welfare; farm animals; veterinary students; broiler; text mining; religious slaughter; profit; consumer; sheep; egg farm; Halal meat; pain; employee relations; standards of care; animal behavior; consumer demand; albumen corticosterone; aggression; technology; transport; test-retest reliability; desensitization; producer perspective; economics; pain perception; Asia; horse-human relationship; lambs; veterinary student; human-animal relationship; information; citizen perception; immunocastration; perceived consumer effectiveness; staff shortages
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This book presents cross-discipline studies covering aspects ranging from animal science to social/consumer sciences and psychology, with the aim to collect and disseminate information promoting the continuous enhancement of animal welfare by improving stakeholders' perception of animal welfare...