Farm animal welfare in the U.S.A.: Farming practices, research, education, regulation, and assurance programs

Mench, Joy A.

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2008.01.009

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“…Salmonella contaminations in laying hens differ depending on the housing systems . For example, in the United States, with the public awareness of farm animal welfare issues, layers are raised on large ranches where environmental parameters are controlled (Mench, 2008). USDA-graded eggs have been washed and sanitized at processing plants.…”

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<i>Salmonella</i> Contamination in Layer Farms in China: Detection and Genetic Analysis

Liu

et al. 2018

J. Poult. Sci.

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Salmonella is the most common cause of foodborne illnesses worldwide. Poultry eggs are a major contamination source of Salmonella. The prevalence of Salmonella has been effectively reduced since a series of measures were taken to reduce contamination in egg-laying houses. In the present study, 1,512 environmental samples obtained from layer farms of different production scales were screened in a voluntary Salmonella survey study. Contaminations were detected using a PCR method. Genetic relationships among Salmonella samples were specified using molecular typing by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC)-PCR. The survey results showed that two layer farms, located in the Shandong and Hebei provinces, were contaminated with Salmonella. Thirty-one samples from these two farms, including feed, drinking nipples, egg collection belt, air inlets and outlets, air, overshoes, and eggshells, were identified as Salmonella-positive. It was observed that certain samples within the henhouses as well as in the egg collecting areas showed relatively high genetic similarities. The survey conclusively revealed minor Salmonella contamination in northern China. Moreover, various areas within the layer farms were identified as part of the propagation chain of Salmonella. Furthermore, evidence of cross-contamination of Salmonella was found in the laying houses and egg collection areas, even between these two regions. Therefore, it is necessary to establish routine Salmonella detection and subsequent environmental control measures in order to decrease the prevalence of Salmonella.

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<i>Salmonella</i> Contamination in Layer Farms in China: Detection and Genetic Analysis

Liu

et al. 2018

J. Poult. Sci.

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“…In the last decades, societal concerns about animal husbandry systems have increased and became more prominent (Barnett et al 2001;Bergstra et al 2013;De Barcellos et al 2012;Krystallis et al 2009;María 2006;Mench 2008;Meuwissen and van der Lans 2005;Ngapo et al 2003;Schröder and McEachern 2004). One of the husbandry systems that has been confronted with societal concerns is sow husbandry.…”

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Moral Values and Attitudes Toward Dutch Sow Husbandry

Bergstra

Gremmen

Stassen

2015

J Agric Environ Ethics

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Attitudes toward sow husbandry differ between citizens and conventional pig farmers. Research showed that moral values could only predict the judgment of people in case of culling healthy animals in the course of a disease epidemic to a certain extent. Therefore, we hypothesized that attitudes of citizens and pig farmers cannot be predicted one-on-one by moral values. Furthermore, we were interested in getting insight in whether moral values can be useful in bridging the gap between attitudes toward sow husbandry of citizens and pig farmers. Based on a questionnaire, it was found that pig farmers and citizens, when considered as one group, shared the valuation of most moral values. However, when studying the four clusters of citizens with different attitudes toward sow husbandry, determined in a previous study, a variation in valuation of the moral values between the clusters of citizens and farmers came to the fore. This means that moral values are interpreted differently by groups of people when forming attitudes toward sow husbandry. The results of our study give an indication of which moral values are weighed differently between clusters of citizens and pig farmers. This information can be useful in future research on attitudes toward animal husbandry in order to understand why attitudes differ between groups of people. Besides, our results can Ethics (2015) 28:375-401 DOI 10.1007 be useful for the pig sector and citizens to learn to understand each other's attitudes. With this understanding it is possible to invest in a husbandry system that can build on societal support.

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“…These public attitudes are, for instance, expressed in public debates with regard to animal husbandry (Barnett et al 2001;Boogaard et al 2011a;Brom 2000;De Barcellos et al 2012;Krystallis et al 2009;María 2006;Mench 2008;Meuwissen and van der Lans 2005;Miele et al 2011;Ngapo et al 2003;Schröder and McEachern 2004). Pig husbandry is one of the animal practices that is trying to anticipate on public attitudes in order to keep their license to produce (Rollin 2004).…”

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Attitudes of different stakeholders toward pig husbandry: a study to determine conflicting and matching attitudes toward animals, humans and the environment

2016

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The pig sector is struggling with negative attitudes of citizens. This may be the result of conflicting attitudes toward pig husbandry between citizens and other stakeholders. To obtain knowledge about these attitudes, the objectives of this study were (1) to determine and compare attitudes of various stakeholders toward animals, humans and the environment in the context of pig husbandry and (2) to determine and compare the acceptability of publically discussed issues related to pig husbandry of various stakeholders. A questionnaire was distributed to citizens, conventional pig farmers, organic pig farmers, pig husbandry advisors and pig veterinarians. Respondents could indicate their attitude toward aspects related to animals, humans and the environment in the context of pig husbandry and they could indicate their opinion about the acceptability of issues of pig husbandry, e.g. piglet mortality and inside pig housing. Based on measured attitudes and the acceptability of issues, the studied stakeholders could be divided into three distinctive groups. The group of citizens and organic pig farmers showed negative attitudes toward all aspects of pig husbandry, the group of conventional pig farmers and pig husbandry advisors only showed negative attitudes toward aspects related to economics and the group of pig veterinarians showed negative attitudes to specific aspects of pig husbandry. This indicates that stakeholders have different interests and different perspectives with regard to pig husbandry. The pig sector should learn to understand citizens' perspectives and take these into account in their line of work, the implementation of animal welfare measures and in their communication.

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Farm animal welfare in the U.S.A.: Farming practices, research, education, regulation, and assurance programs

Cited by 103 publications

References 16 publications

<i>Salmonella</i> Contamination in Layer Farms in China: Detection and Genetic Analysis

<i>Salmonella</i> Contamination in Layer Farms in China: Detection and Genetic Analysis

Moral Values and Attitudes Toward Dutch Sow Husbandry

Attitudes of different stakeholders toward pig husbandry: a study to determine conflicting and matching attitudes toward animals, humans and the environment

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