Economics of Sustainable Agri-Food Systems
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New Article on Animal Welfare: Over 20% of Irish Dairy Farmers Choose Ignorance Over Reality in Calves' Transport
We investigated 546 Irish dairy farmers’ choice to view a picture of transported dairy calves and find that over 20% of farmers prefer to remain in a state of ignorance. Farmers and farms’ characteristics appear to influence the probability to view the image and a treatment exploration suggest that the farmers’ decision is not a survey artefact. Link to paper
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