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| Schnettler M,Berta; Vidal M,Ricardo; Silva F,Roberto; Vallejos C,Lisette; Sepúlveda B,Néstor. |
| Given the importance of animal welfare (AW) in developed countries, a survey was carried out among 384 consumers in Temuco, Chile, to establish their knowledge and perceptions about animals handling during production, to detect preferences for meat produced under AW principles, their willingness to pay a higher price for this and to distinguish different consumer segments. Approximately 60% of people surveyed knew about livestock management practices, half of them considered that these practices had a negative effect on the animals, but only 32.1% have changed their meat consumption habits due to this. Seventy percent of the people surveyed had over 50% of knowledge about AW aspects. There is a strong preference and willingness to pay a higher price for... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Animal welfare; Market segmentation; Cluster analysis. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392008000100008 |
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