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Farmer's attitudes affect piglet production parameters

Kauppinen, T.; Valros, A. and Vesala, K.M. (2010) Farmer's attitudes affect piglet production parameters. In: Proceedings of the 22nd Nordic symposium of the International Society for Applied Ethology, Finnish Society for Applied Ethology, p. 7.

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Summary

Our results show that farmers' attitudes count: treating the animals humanely, investing in a favourable environment, and having a positive attitude towards new information and scientific research is associated with an above-average productivity on piglet farms. These attitudes, when implemented and concretized in practice, also benefit the animals through a higher standard of welfare.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:farmers' attitudes, piglet production
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Health and welfare
Research affiliation: Finland > Univ. Helsinki
Deposited By: Koistinen, Riitta
ID Code:17740
Deposited On:20 Sep 2010 10:11
Last Modified:20 Sep 2010 10:11
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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