TY - BOOK
T1 - Farm Animal Welfare Concerns - Consumers, Retailers and Producers
T2 - Welfare Quality Reports No 1
AU - Alm, Karin
A2 - Roex, Joek
A2 - Miele , Mara
A2 - Kjörstad, Ingrid
A2 - Kjearnes, Unni
A2 - Murdoch, Jonathan
N1 - This report is an official deliverable of the Welfare Quality project. Welfare quality is a European research project focusing on the integration of animal welfare in the food quality chain: from public concern to improved welfare and transparent quality. Welfare is co-financed by the European Commission, within the 6th Framework Programme, contract NO. FOOD-CT-2004-506508.
The text of this report represents the authors’ views and does not necessarily represent a position of the European Commission who will not be liable for the use made of such information.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Animal welfare is of considerable importance to European consumers. Nowadays food quality is not only determined by the overall nature and safety of the end product but also by the perceived welfare status of the animals from which the food is produced. The fact that improving the animal’s welfare can positively affect product quality, pathology and disease resistance also has a direct bearing on food quality and safety. The Welfare Quality project is about integration of animal welfare in the food quality chain: from public concern to improved welfare and transparent quality. The project aims to accommodate societal concerns and market demands, to develop reliable on-farm monitoring systems, product information systems, and practical species-specific strategies to improve animal welfare. Throughout this Integrated Project, effort is focused on three main species and their products: cattle (beef and dairy), pigs, and poultry (broiler chickens and laying hens). The research programme is designed to develop European standards for on-farm welfare assessment and product information systems as well as practical strategies for improving animal welfare.
AB - Animal welfare is of considerable importance to European consumers. Nowadays food quality is not only determined by the overall nature and safety of the end product but also by the perceived welfare status of the animals from which the food is produced. The fact that improving the animal’s welfare can positively affect product quality, pathology and disease resistance also has a direct bearing on food quality and safety. The Welfare Quality project is about integration of animal welfare in the food quality chain: from public concern to improved welfare and transparent quality. The project aims to accommodate societal concerns and market demands, to develop reliable on-farm monitoring systems, product information systems, and practical species-specific strategies to improve animal welfare. Throughout this Integrated Project, effort is focused on three main species and their products: cattle (beef and dairy), pigs, and poultry (broiler chickens and laying hens). The research programme is designed to develop European standards for on-farm welfare assessment and product information systems as well as practical strategies for improving animal welfare.
KW - animal welfare
KW - farm producers
KW - food retailers
KW - consumers
UR - http://www.welfarequality.net
M3 - Book
SN - 1-902647-52-1
VL - 1
T3 - Welfare Quality Reports
BT - Farm Animal Welfare Concerns - Consumers, Retailers and Producers
PB - School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, UK.
CY - School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, UK.
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