British Food Journal: Volume 109 Issue 11

Attitudes of French pig farmers towards animal welfare

Florence Kling‐Eveillard, Anne‐Charlotte Dockès, Catherine Souquet

The purpose of this paper is to describe the main characteristics of the animal welfare specifications in different quality schemes of the French pig sector; to present the French…

Italian pig producers' attitude toward animal welfare

Alberto Menghi

The purpose of this paper is to explore the attitude of pig farmers toward animal welfare in light of the state‐of‐the‐art legislation on animal welfare and production schemes in…

Attitudes of Dutch pig farmers towards animal welfare

M.M. van Huik, B.B. Bock

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the rationale of Dutch pig farmers concerning animal welfare and animal‐friendly production. It aims to show the…

Norwegian pig farmers' motivations for improving animal welfare

Svein Ole Borgen, Guro Aadnegard Skarstad

The purpose of this paper is to explore Norwegian pig farmers' motivation for improving animal welfare, and to develop the rudiments of a more general understanding of farmers'…

Swedish pig producers and their perspectives on animal welfare: a case study

Karl Bruckmeier, Madeleine Prutzer

The purpose of this paper is to identify the views of Swedish pig producers concerning animal welfare, the schemes practised for animal welfare in Sweden, and the ramifications of…

Pig in the middle: farmers and the delivery of farm animal welfare standards

Carmen Hubbard, Michael Bourlakis, Guy Garrod

The purpose of this paper is to examine the attitude of UK pig farmers to the delivery of improved farm animal welfare standards and to investigate how they contribute to this…

Animal welfare: the attitudes and behaviour of European pig farmers

B.B. Bock, M.M. van Huik

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the behaviour and attitudes of European pig producers towards animal welfare. It looks at the relationship of these factors…

Guest editorial

Kondo H. Adjallah