The Economics of Farm Animal Welfare: Theory, Evidence and Policy

by Bouda Vosough Ahmadi (Editor), Dominic Moran (Editor), Rick D'Eath (Editor)

Overview

This landmark new text charts the latest developments in economic research relevant to farm animal welfare. A range of global experts and key opinion leaders outline the challenges of achieving sustainable intensification while improving both climate change and animal welfare, and make policy-relevant recommendations for the future.

Theoretical yet practical, the book examines:

- Origins, cross-disciplinary interactions and the future of farm animal welfare;
- Consumer demand and changing preferences as animal welfare rises up the social agenda;
- The impact on animal welfare of political organizations such as the EU and WTO.

An important resource for policy makers and animal welfare scientists and clinicians, this book provides a thought-provoking yet evidence-based review for all those interested in quantifying farm animal welfare.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786392312
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	08/25/2020
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Bouda Vosough Ahmadi is a veterinarian and animal-health and welfare economist currently working at the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. His main research focus is on agricultural policies and economics and policies of animal-health and animal welfare. He currently leads socioeconomic impact assessment studies of livestock diseases at EuFMD/FAO.

Dominic Moran is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Edinburgh. Previously he worked for a period of 18 years at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), prior to which he was a government economist and in private consulting. His research focuses on applying economics to environmental management and the development of interdisciplinary approaches to resource allocation problems in agriculture and global food security. Most recently, his work has focused on the challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and food supply chains, and the problem of antimicrobial use and resistance in agriculture. Dominic has worked in over 30 countries and has published more than 100 refereed journal papers. He has been in continuous receipt of funding from the EU, ESRC, NERC or BBSRC since 2000 for his research on climate change and agriculture, and has supervised 20 PhD students.

Dr. Rick D’Eath is a Reader in Animal Behavior and Welfare at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). As an applied ethologist working on farm animals, his main research interests involve understanding how the farmed environment can modify and sometimes frustrate an animals’ motivated behaviors often leading to animal welfare problems. Rick primarily works on pigs and poultry, with a particular focus on questions around feeding and hunger, and interactions between animals which are negative for their welfare, including aggression, tail-biting and mounting.

Table of Contents

Foreword Jean-Luc Angot vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xi

Contributors xiii

1 Farm Animal Welfare: Origins, and Interplay with Economics and Policy Alistair Lawrence Belinda Vigors 1

2 Farm Animal Welfare: Do Free Markets Fail to Provide It? Carmen Hubbard Beth Clark David Harvey 30

3 Consumer Demand for Animal Welfare Products Faical Akaichi Cesar Revoredo-Giha 53

4 People's Preferences in Relation to Animal Welfare Richard Bennett 75

5 Animal Welfare and Farm Economics: An Analysis of Costs and Benefits Jarkko K. Niemi 98

6 Poultry Breeding for Sustainability and Welfare Anne-Marie Neeteson Santiago Avendaño Alfons Koerhuis 117

7 EU Regulations and the Current Position of Animal Welfare Donald M. Broom 147

8 Animal Welfare Measures and the WTO Post-EC - Seal Products Case: A Renewed Debate and Research Agenda Carolina Maciel Bettina Bock 156

9 Farm Animal Welfare: The Future Alistair Stott Bouda Vosough Ahmadi 173

Index 191