|
|
|
|
|
| Clonan, Angie; Holdsworth, Michelle; Swift, Judy; Wilson, Paul. |
| Although interest in ‘sustainable food’ has grown substantially in recent years, an official definition for sustainability has yet to be agreed upon. ‘Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming’ provide guidance to consumers wishing to make more sustainable food purchases, in the form of seven guiding principles. Using these principles, this study seeks to assess UK consumer’s priorities towards sustainable food. A detailed structured questionnaire explored shopping habits, attitudes to sustainable food components (organic, fair-trade, local food and animal welfare), stated purchasing behaviour and demographic information. Questionnaires were sent to 2,500 randomly selected Nottinghamshire (UK) residents. A response rate of 35.6% was achieved. The... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Consumer; Sustainable food; Purchasing behaviour; Free range; Local; Animal welfare; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91948 |
| |
|
|
| Sans,ECO; Federici,JF; Dahlke,F; Molento,CFM. |
| Scientific information on the welfare of broilers reared in alternative systems is scarce. The objective of this study was to assess the welfare of free-range broilers using the Welfare Quality® protocol. Free-range broilers reared in ten farms were observed, and measures were made in broilers of five of these farms. The collected data were transformed into scores (0-100), with higher scores indicating better welfare, except for emotional states. Prevalence percentages were calculated for the remaining data. Median (min-max) scores were 81 (63-98) for lameness, 93 (83-99) for hock burn on the farm, 100 (95-100) for plumage cleanliness, 35 (8-70) for podermatitis on the farm, 56 (26-88) for density, 53 (20-53) for dust, 34 (14-67) for litter quality, 93... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Feelings; Free range; Protocol; Scores. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2014000300011 |
| |
|
|
|
