Dutch Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Broiler Welfare

• Published in: Journal of applied animal welfare science Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 137 - 154
• Main Authors: Mulder, Machiel, Zomer, Sigourney
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 03.04.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Abattoirs; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthesia; Anesthesia - economics; Anesthesia - methods; Anesthesia - veterinary; Animal care; Animal Husbandry; Animal welfare; Animal Welfare - economics; Animals; broiler chickens; Broiler welfare; Chickens; Choice Behavior; choice experiment; Commerce - economics; Consumer Behavior - economics; Consumers; education; Female; Humans; income; issues and policy; logit analysis; Male; Markets; Marking; Meat - economics; Middle Aged; Models, Econometric; Netherlands; Poultry; prices; Pricing policies; purchasing; Slaughter; Surveys and Questionnaires; The Netherlands; Willingness to pay; women; Young Adult; Netherlands; The Netherlands; willingness to pay; choice experiment; Broiler welfare

This article analyzes Dutch consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for the welfare of broiler chickens and the consequences for nonhuman animal welfare policies. Using data from a discrete-choice experiment and a random parameter logit model, this study showed that consumers particularly value opp...