Good animal welfare

Last changed: 14 September 2023
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Society’s demand for good animal welfare has led to discussions about the costs of achieving and maintaining one. This is relevant to Swedish animal-based food production, because producers in Sweden in many respects have stricter requirements than farmers in other countries. They therefore face competition from imported foods produced under less strict animal welfare regulations. At the same time, good animal welfare can have a value in itself and can provide benefits for animals, farmers and society.

The project was conducted 2018-2021 by Department of Clinical Sciences, Department of Animal Environment and Health and Department of Economics. Funding was obtained from Research Council Formas (2017-00611 and 2017-00625).

Publications:

  • Ahmed, H., Alvåsen, K., Berg, C., Hansson, H., Hultgren, J., Röcklinsberg, H. & Emanuelson, U., 2020. Assessing economic consequences of improved animal welfare in Swedish cattle fattening operations using a stochastic partial budgeting approach. Livestock Science 232, 103920, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2020.103920.
  • Ahmed, H., Alvåsen, K., Berg, C., Hansson, H., Hultgren, J., Röcklinsberg, H. & Emanuelson, U., 2021. Assessing animal welfare and farm profitability in cow-calf operations with stochastic partial budgeting. Animals 11, 382, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani.11020382.
  • Ahmed, H., Alvåsen, K., Berg, C., Emanuelson, U., Hansson, H., Hultgren, J. & Röcklinsberg, H., 2022. Costs and benefits of good animal welfare – for animals, farmers and society. Policy Brief. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Ahmed, H., Alvåsen, K., Berg, C., Hansson, H., Hultgren, J., Röcklinsberg, H. & Emanuelson, U., 2019. Assessing economic consequences of improved animal welfare in Swedish cattle fattening operations using a stochastic partial budgeting approach. Presented at Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden, December 2019.
  • Ahmed, H., Alvåsen, K., Berg, C., Hansson, H., Hultgren, J., Röcklinsberg, H. & Emanuelson, U., 2019. Assessing economic consequences of improved animal welfare in Swedish cattle fattening operations using a stochastic partial budgeting approach. Presented at the 4th Animal Welfare Science Symposium, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, May 2019.
  • Ahmed, H., Emanuelson, U., Alvåsen, K., Berg, C., Hultgren, J., Röcklinsberg, H. & Hansson, H., 2022. Animal Welfare Effort and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from Swedish Beef Production. Presented at a Seminar in Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan.
  • Ahmed, H., Emanuelson, U., Alvåsen, K., Berg, C., Hultgren, J., Röcklinsberg, H. & Hansson, H., 2022. Animal Welfare Effort and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from Swedish Beef Production. Under review in Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Facts:

More information:

Professor Ulf Emanuelson, Department of Clinical Sciences.

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