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Rapidly declining biodiversity has made international and national policies focus on the question of how best to protect genetic resources. Loss of biodiversity does not only concern wildlife, but equally affects agriculturally used species. These species, of foremost importance for the...
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Mit dem Pilotprojekt »Schweinehaltung« hat das ifo Institut einen Einstieg in eine regelmäßige Erfassung und Dokumentation der Lage und der geplanten bzw. sich abzeichnenden Veränderungen in der landwirtschaftlichen Tierhaltung genommen. Neben den konjunkturellen Aspekten werden vor allem...
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Vegetarianism is increasing in the western world. Anecdotally, this trend can be attributed to heightened health, environmental and animal welfare concerns. In this paper we investigate the factors associated with vegetarianism among adults and children in the UK. Using the 2008 Health Survey...
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Nach den aktuellen Erkenntnissen der nutztierwissenschaftlichen Forschung rekurriert das Verständnis von Animal Welfare auf vier Kriterien: Haltungssystem, Management, Tiergesundheit und Tierverhalten (KEELING und KJÆRNES, 2009). Es ist jedoch unklar, inwieweit sich dieses Verständnis auch in...
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This paper evaluates the animal welfare situation on cattle farms in Germany and Austria applying a multidimensional assessment framework. Using minimum requirements formulated in public legislation and private certification schemes, animal needs indices are calculated. They are subsequently...
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Within a general equilibrium model, this paper identifies a novel animal welfare externality that occurs if the private animal friendliness in a market economy falls short of the social animal friendliness used by the social planner when determining the efficient allocation. The animal welfare...
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