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Cow Welfare in the U.S. Dairy Industry: Willingness-to-Pay and Willingness-to-Supply

Christopher A. Wolf et al.

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics2017https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.257996article
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Abstract

Consumers are increasingly scrutinizing the animal welfare implications of modern agricultural production processes. We used surveys to examine both the U.S. public willingness-to-pay for and dairy farmer willingness-to-supply or change on-farm production practices related to dairy cattle welfare and find that the public has a positive WTP for all practices examined, while most dairy farms already supply those practices (with the exceptions of employee training programs, third-party certification, and outdoor access). Implications for practice verification and premiums are discussed in the context of dairy markets and policy.

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@article{christopher2017,
  title        = {{Cow Welfare in the U.S. Dairy Industry: Willingness-to-Pay and Willingness-to-Supply}},
  author       = {Christopher A. Wolf et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics},
  year         = {2017},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.257996},
}

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