دورية أكاديمية
Health Risk Perception, Consumption Intention, and Willingness to Pay for Pig Products Obtained by Immunocastration
| العنوان: | Health Risk Perception, Consumption Intention, and Willingness to Pay for Pig Products Obtained by Immunocastration |
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| المؤلفون: | Jorgelina Di Pasquale, Yari Vecchio, Giovanna Martelli, Luca Sardi, Felice Adinolfi, Eleonora Nannoni |
| المصدر: | Animals, Vol 10, Iss 9, p 1548 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Veterinary medicine LCC:Zoology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | animal welfare, consumer behaviour, risk perception, willingness to pay, pig, castration, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991 |
| الوصف: | Surgical castration without the use of anaesthesia and/or analgesia is considered to be detrimental for the welfare of pigs and for this reason its abandonment is advocated. Immunocastration is a more welfare-friendly alternative method; however, stakeholders in the pork sector fear consumer rejection due to perceived safety issues of immunocastrated meat. This work aimed to analyse whether Italian consumers perceive a health risk arising from the use of this technique and, if so, how the perceived risk may influence the purchase choices and the willingness to pay for products derived from immunocastrated animals. To achieve this objective, a survey was carried out on a representative sample of the Italian population. The results highlight that consumers perceive different levels of risk related to the use of immunocastration and that this influences purchasing behaviour and willingness to pay. Moreover, it should be noted that the willingness to pay is also influenced by certain demographic factors, since this is positively associated with younger respondents with lower incomes and less knowledge of farming systems, who live in rural areas and have a greater sensitivity to animal welfare. Given the concerns expressed by consumers, particular attention must be paid to the information transmitted if this technology will be widely implemented in pig husbandry. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 10091548 2076-2615 |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1548; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ani10091548 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/4e7f45ecdb1342aea7504754e07d4fdc |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.4e7f45ecdb1342aea7504754e07d4fdc |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 10091548 20762615 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/ani10091548 |