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Is animal welfare better on small farms? Evidence from veterinary inspections on Swedish farms

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  • Hess, Sebastian
  • Bolos, Laura A.
  • Hoffmann, Ruben
  • Surry, Yves

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Structural change towards more ‘industrialised’ pig farming is widely criticised for having adverse effects on farm animal welfare (FAW). This criticism implies that larger farms might be less concerned with animal welfare than smaller, more diversified farms, e.g. since small farmers would value FAW more. Based on data from veterinary pig farm inspections, various aspects of this standard criticism were empirically tested. The results showed that FAW violations were less frequent on larger farms and more frequent on pig farms with dairy cows. Violations were no less frequent in areas with more organic production, but on average less severe.

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  • Hess, Sebastian & Bolos, Laura A. & Hoffmann, Ruben & Surry, Yves, 2014. "Is animal welfare better on small farms? Evidence from veterinary inspections on Swedish farms," 2014 International Congress, August 26-29, 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia 182781, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:eaae14:182781
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.182781
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    1. Arne Henningsen & Tomasz Gerard Czekaj & Björn Forkman & Mogens Lund & Aske Schou Nielsen, 2018. "The Relationship between Animal Welfare and Economic Performance at Farm Level: A Quantitative Study of Danish Pig Producers," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 69(1), pages 142-162, February.
    2. Danne, Michael & Mußhoff, Oliver, 2018. "Producers' valuation of animal welfare practices: Does herd size matter?," DARE Discussion Papers 1801, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (DARE).

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