Economic Foundations for the Use of Biotechnology to Improve Farm Animal Welfare

ConclusionsUnderstanding the economic foundations of biotechnology use to improve animal welfare aids agricultural producers, scientists and policy makers to make optimal decisions regarding how these important aspects of animal agriculture progress. We find that the future success of a variety of biotechnologies in livestock production will likely depend on consumer acceptance of the resulting products. Animal welfare applications may increase consumer acceptance.
Source: Trends in Food Science and Technology - Category: Food Science Source Type: research