Animal welfare and efficient farming: is conflict inevitable?

By Marian S. Dawkins. 2017

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The potential conflicts between animal welfare and efficient farming can often be resolved or at least reduced by showing the financial benefits that improving animal welfare can bring to both society and individual farmers. These benefits include increased profits through: (i) reduced mortality; (ii) improved health; (iii) improved product quality; (iv) improved disease resistance and reduced medication; (v) lower risk of zoonoses and foodborne diseases; (vi) farmer job satisfaction and contributions to Corporate Social Responsibility; and (vii) the ability to command higher prices from consumers. Current conflicts between animal welfare and production may be resolved by future developments in genetics, management practices and new technology. Financial benefits reinforce, rather than replace, ethical arguments for good animal welfare.

Subfields: Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Small Animals

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• Costs and Benefits of Improving Farm Animal Welfare (2021, background): “Poor animal welfare occurring during transport and lairage can also result in reduced quality of product [78].”