Is There a “Cage-Free” Lunch in U.S. Egg Production? Public Views of Laying-Hen Housing Attributes

Ochs, Daniel; Wolf, Christopher A.; Widmar, Nicole Olynk; Bir, Courtney

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.287982

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“…In summary, the BWS method recovers the relative metric differences between the items, makes it possible to obtain discriminatory measures of preference and importance, avoids the bias resulting from scales, and improves market segmentation and forecasts [67]. Since its initial application, this method has been primarily used in health sciences [68][69][70], but also in multiple research frameworks, including animal welfare [71], landscape architecture [72][73][74], elderly wellbeing [75], perception of success in professional carriers, corporate social responsibility, consumer behavior towards agri-food products [76][77][78], agricultural policies [79], and consumers' functional app requirements [80].…”

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Choices in Sustainable Food Consumption: How Spanish Low Intake Organic Consumers Behave

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The consumption of organic products has consistently increased over the last decades, covering increasingly diversified consumers, both in the characteristics and the reasons associated with consumption. This heterogeneity evidences the need to examine in depth the reasons for the purchase and consumption of these products. The core aim of this study is related to the motivational drivers of organic consumption. The survey included 250 respondents from Andalusia (Spain) who completed an online questionnaire and personal interviews. A convenience sampling method was applied, and the best-worst scaling method allowed us to analyze ten attributes of organic purchasing behavior. Health benefits and environmental impact are the key attributes explaining the consumption of organic products. To deeply understand organic consumer motivations, we studied the influence of six classification variables over the studied attributes. Applying ordinal regressions, we found that having children under 18 at home and a consumer’s academic level contribute in a relevant way to explain the valorization of the health benefits attribute. Also, the place to purchase organic food and academic level correlates with the valuation of GMOs in food. Andalusia is one of the largest European regions for organic production but with minor relevance in consumption. Nevertheless, despite this apparent paradox, the results of the present study point to a consumer profile very similar to other European countries with consolidated organic consumption.

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Choices in Sustainable Food Consumption: How Spanish Low Intake Organic Consumers Behave

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“…Choices made when purchasing chicken eggs are also dependent on the public's perceptions and an understanding of the welfare issues associated with the systems used to house the laying hens, e.g., conventional cages vs. free-range housing (9). Leveraging the market is an effective mechanism for improving the practices that mitigate welfare issues (10).…”

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A Cage Is a Cage, Unless You Educate. Rhetoric Negatively Impacts Support for a Novel Housing System for Laying Hens Unless the Public Are Educated

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It has been proposed that terminology on commercially available eggs can impact the manner in which the eggs are discussed and ultimately consumer support. In this paper we tested if the label of ‘furnished cage’ eggs is a barrier for its support in Australia. Furthermore, we examined if educational interventions could change support and the way furnished cages were discussed. Survey participants (n = 1,157) were recruited by a stratified random sample of Australian adults. The participants were surveyed on their demographics, attitudes toward the poultry industry and animal welfare, and their egg buying behavior. Participants were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups; two control groups and two educational groups. Participants were shown one of three videos, the control groups were shown a video with general information about chickens, the educated groups were shown one of two almost identical videos that educated them on aspects of the egg-laying industry in Australia, and the welfare implications of different housing systems including furnished systems. The only difference between the two educational videos was the name given to the furnished housing system; one group was introduced to furnished cages, the other was introduced to furnished coops. Educated participants were more likely to support furnished eggs and discuss them more positively than the control groups. When asked to discuss their support for furnished systems, control group participants exposed to the term cage were more likely to discuss the impacts of caged environments than the other treatment groups. The study suggests any negative impacts of housing system terminology can be mitigated through educational interventions.

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A Grand Challenge for Animal Science: Multiple Goals – Convergent and Divergent

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2021

Front. Anim. Sci.

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Is There a “Cage-Free” Lunch in U.S. Egg Production? Public Views of Laying-Hen Housing Attributes

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Choices in Sustainable Food Consumption: How Spanish Low Intake Organic Consumers Behave

Choices in Sustainable Food Consumption: How Spanish Low Intake Organic Consumers Behave

A Cage Is a Cage, Unless You Educate. Rhetoric Negatively Impacts Support for a Novel Housing System for Laying Hens Unless the Public Are Educated

A Grand Challenge for Animal Science: Multiple Goals – Convergent and Divergent

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