The US Gestation Stall Debate

While modern swine production systems rely on confinement production, there are calls to reduce or eliminate the use of gestation stalls. To understand the economic aspects of this debate, this article reviews the structural evolution of the industry, the underlying legal framework in animal welfare, and adjustments in impacted markets.

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Year of publication:	2015-01-09
Authors:	Schulz, Lee L. ; Tonsor, Glynn T.
Institutions:	Department of Economics, Iowa State University
Subject:	Animal Welfare \| Economics of Legislation \| Gestation Stalls \| pork \| Swine

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Staff General Research Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Choices, First Quarter 2015, vol. 30 no. 1, pp. 1-7
Classification:	Q11 - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices ; Q13 - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness ; Q18 - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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