Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare Attributes: Case of Gestation Crates

Glynn Tonsor, Nicole J. Olynk and Christopher Wolf ()
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Nicole Olynk Widmar

No 6062, 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Animal welfare concerns are having dramatic impacts on food and livestock markets. Here we examine consumer preferences for pork products with a focus on use of gestation crates. We examine underlying consumer valuations of pork attributes while considering preference heterogeneity as well as voluntary and legislative alternatives in producing gestation crate-free pork. Our results suggest that prohibiting swine producers from using gestation crates fails to improve consumer welfare in the presence of a labeling scheme documenting voluntary disadoption of gestation crates.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6062

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