For the sake of production - and the animal, and me. How students at Danish agricultural colleges perceive animal welfare
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For the sake of production - and the animal, and me. How students at Danish agricultural colleges perceive animal welfare. / Anneberg, Inger; Lassen, Jesper; Sandøe, Peter.
In: Animals, Vol. 11, No. 3, 696, 2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - For the sake of production - and the animal, and me. How students at Danish agricultural colleges perceive animal welfare
AU - Anneberg, Inger
AU - Lassen, Jesper
AU - Sandøe, Peter
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Farmers’ perceptions of animal welfare have been found to affect the way they treat their animals, and there is growing awareness of the range of ethical views today’s farmers take on animal welfare. The purpose of this study was to examine how perceptions of animal welfare develop among prospective farmers and farm workers in Denmark during their studies at agricultural colleges. We also examined the experiences of college teachers and their views on the inclusion of animal welfare in livestock courses. Drawing on individual interviews and focus group interviews at four Danish agricultural colleges, we used systematic text condensation to identify three major themes among the students: 1. The importance of balancing welfare and productivity, 2. Concerns about the animal itself, 3. Concerns relating to the students themselves. Our interviews with teachers revealed a growing awareness of the inclusion of animal welfare in Danish agricultural colleges, but also disagreements over the way animal welfare should be understood. We conclude that the education of future farmers in Danish agricultural colleges today embraces animal welfare but should leave more room in the future to introduce students to the issue of market-driven welfare and consumer interest in animal-friendly production.
AB - Farmers’ perceptions of animal welfare have been found to affect the way they treat their animals, and there is growing awareness of the range of ethical views today’s farmers take on animal welfare. The purpose of this study was to examine how perceptions of animal welfare develop among prospective farmers and farm workers in Denmark during their studies at agricultural colleges. We also examined the experiences of college teachers and their views on the inclusion of animal welfare in livestock courses. Drawing on individual interviews and focus group interviews at four Danish agricultural colleges, we used systematic text condensation to identify three major themes among the students: 1. The importance of balancing welfare and productivity, 2. Concerns about the animal itself, 3. Concerns relating to the students themselves. Our interviews with teachers revealed a growing awareness of the inclusion of animal welfare in Danish agricultural colleges, but also disagreements over the way animal welfare should be understood. We conclude that the education of future farmers in Danish agricultural colleges today embraces animal welfare but should leave more room in the future to introduce students to the issue of market-driven welfare and consumer interest in animal-friendly production.
KW - Agricultural colleges
KW - Animal welfare
KW - Danish
KW - Education
KW - Farm workers
KW - Perceptions
U2 - 10.3390/ani11030696
DO - 10.3390/ani11030696
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33807571
AN - SCOPUS:85102085736
VL - 11
JO - Animals
JF - Animals
SN - 2076-2615
IS - 3
M1 - 696
ER -
ID: 258659894