New products that are based on higher animal welfare standards encounter several barriers on the road to market acceptance. The authors focus on the Dutch poultry sector and distinguish between retailer and consumer barriers. Retailers barriers include the powerful position of retailers, the price competition, and the price-orienatation of decision makers. At the consumer level …
The production of food from consumption produces enviromental stress and raises ethical issues. As humans are able to choose differnet food stuffs in their diets food consumption guidance may have large benefits for the enviroment. Meat consumption id often identified as the most enviromentally harmful foodstuff to produce and animal welfare and rights issues are …
Upcoming nesting behaviour traits, such as the exact oviposition time or the time spent in the nest, have a direct impact on economically relevant aspects. Hens which stay for a long time in the nest box, require more nest capacity which result in the higher investments for the farmer. This is simialr to flocks in …
Many animals produce alarm calls that warn conspecifics about predators. In some species, alarm calls communicate continuous traits associated with …