May, Robert M. (author) and Pitts, Richard (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2000
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20473
Notes:
Pages 15-25 in Joe Smith (ed.), The Daily Globe: environmenal change, the public and the media. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, England. 263 pages.
Cooke, Andrew (author), Mullan, Siobhan (author), Morten, Charlie (author), Hockenhull, Joanna (author), Le-Grice, Phil (author), Le Cocq, Kate (author), Lee, Michael R. F. (author), Cardenas, Laura M. (author), and Rivero, M. Jordana (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2023-06-29
Published:
United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12951
14 pages, Animal welfare encompasses all aspects of an animal’s life and the interactions between animals. Consequently, welfare must be measured across a variety of factors that consider aspects
such as health, behaviour and mental state. Decisions regarding housing and grazing are central to farm management. In this study, two beef cattle systems and their herds were compared
from weaning to slaughter across numerous indicators. One herd (‘HH’) were continuously
housed, the other (‘HG’) were housed only during winter. Inspections of animals were conducted to assess body condition, cleanliness, diarrhoea, hairlessness, nasal discharge and ocular discharge. Hair and nasal mucus samples were taken for quantification of cortisol and
serotonin. Qualitative behaviour assessments (QBA) were also conducted and performance
monitored. Physical health indicators were similar between herds with the exception of
nasal discharge which was more prevalent in HH (P < 0.001). During winter, QBA yielded differences between herds over PC1 (arousal) (P = 0.032), but not PC2 (mood) (P = 0.139).
Through summer, there was a strong difference across both PC1 (P < 0.001) and PC2 (P =
0.002), with HG exhibiting more positive behaviour. A difference was found in hair cortisol
levels, with the greatest concentrations observed in HG (P = 0.011), however such a pattern
was not seen for nasal mucus cortisol or for serotonin. Overall, providing summer grazing
(HG) appeared to afford welfare benefits to the cattle as shown with more positive QBA
assessments, but also slightly better health indicators, notwithstanding the higher levels of cortisol in that group.
National Institute of Animal Agriculture, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Format:
News release
Publication Date:
2004-11-08
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: C21781
Notes:
2 pages, Reports results of a survey among producers and other stakeholders regarding the new National Animal Identification System (NAIS) being implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state animal health agencies.
318 pages., Book in the University of Illinois online collection. Search other sources or contact ACDC., Pages 37-51 in Ferguson, D.; Lee, Caroline; and Fisher, Andrew. 2017. Advances in sheep welfare. Woodhead Publishing, Duxford, United Kingdom.
Barbano, David M. (author), Kaiser, Harry M. (author), Scherer, Clifford W. (author), and Kaiser: Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University; Scherer: Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Cornell University; Barbano: Associate Professor, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1991-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05477
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Mimeographed, 1991. 28 p.
16 pages, Poultry production holds an important place in Arkansas economically and as a food source. The viability of poultry production ultimately hinges on consumer demand and the perceptions that drive their purchases. With this in mind, this study surveyed consumers to assess their perceptions of poultry production in Arkansas. The instrument used to survey consumers was created by the researcher and an expert committee at the University of Arkansas. Consumers were surveyed through direct communication at grocery stores in Northwest Arkansas. Data gathered from the study were analyzed using descriptive and correlational statistics. Consumers were uncertain as to whether or not conventionally produced poultry possessed unsafe levels of antibiotics and hormones (M = 3.68, SD = 1.45). Consumers also thought the majority of poultry farms in Arkansas were factory farms (M = 4.15, SD = 1.37). Consumers perceived organic poultry as a more healthy food than conventionally produced poultry (M = 4.47, SD = 1.39). Based on these results, specific recommendations were made to maintain the viability of poultry production in Arkansas. Marketing and communication efforts should be tailored to improve consumer understanding of antibiotic and hormone use in poultry production and the healthiness of conventionally produced poultry. Messaging and marketing should depict the reality of conventional poultry production, and agricultural communicators should work to improve logic and reason for combating campaigns that misinform the public about agriculture. This research also highlights the need for further research to better understand the ways consumers develop perceptions of poultry production.
Holt, Jessica (author) and Cartmell, Dwayne (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2012-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 188 Document Number: D01526
Notes:
Paper presented in the Agricultural Communications Section of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, February 5-6, 2012. 24 pages.
Lusk, Jayson L. (author / Oklahoma State University), Norwood, F. Bailey (author / Oklahoma State University), and Prickett, Robert W. (author / Oklahoma State University)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2007-08-17
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: D10852
Notes:
Working paper, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 33 pages.
Robertson, Michael J. (author), Preston, Nigel P. (author), and Bonnett, Graham D. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2017
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08788
Notes:
Pages 155-172 in Gordon, Iain J. Prins, Herbert H.T. Squire, Geoff R. (eds.), Food production and nature conservation: conflicts and solutions. United Kingdom: Routledge, London. 348 pages.
Fischer, Laura (author), Meyers, Courtney (author), Cummins, R. Glenn (author), Gibson, Courtney (author), and Baker, Matt (author)
Format:
Paper abstract
Publication Date:
2018-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D10010
Notes:
Abstract of paper presented at the National Agricultural Communications Symposium, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) Agricultural Communications Section, Jacksonville, Florida, February 4-5, 2018.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19689
Notes:
Pages 41-68 in James Flynn, Paul Slovic and Howard Kunreuther (eds), Risk, media and stigma: understanding public challenges to modern science and technology. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, England. 399 pages., Case study of a "radiating chain of stigma beginning with the accidental contamination of silage with oils containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), the consumption of the feed by dairy cows, the discovery of PCBs in cows milk bottled as a raw milk pro
Jonk, Yvonne (author), Kinsey, Jean (author), and Senauer, Ben (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1993
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07857
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, St. Paul, MN : Center for International Food and Agriculture Policy, University of Minnesota, 1993. [87 p.] (Working Paper WP93-7)
Metzger, Melissa (author), Paulson, Curtis E. (author), and Department of Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1990-07
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 81 Document Number: C04787
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Mimeographed, 1990. 10 p. Paper presented at the Agricultural Communicators in Education Conference; 1990 July 14-18; St Paul, MN
Nicol, Stanley (author / Iowa Farm Bureau Federation)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
1956
Published:
USA: National Project in Agricultural Communications, East Lansing, Michigan.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes9; Folder: NPAC File Document Number: C12650
Notes:
In Document D09071 (in the book "Ways to improve market news and information")., Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Page 17 in NPAC, Ways to improve market news and information. Summary of a Market News and Information Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, May 12-13, 1955. 24 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17030
Notes:
Pages 102-124 in Robert A. Solo and Everett M. Rogers (eds.), Inducing technological change for economic growth and development. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing. 238 pages.
James F. Evans Collection, Satellite cattle auctions have been carving out an attractive niche among larger and mid-sized ranchers and feedlots. Agencies and ag suppliers have begun evaluating this medium as a highly targeted complement to traditional print and broadcast. (original)
24 pages, This research examines how sheep farmers and industry actors in the United Kingdom (UK) understand and conceptualize what animal welfare scientists term ‘positive animal welfare’. It explores their awareness of the concept, and how they interpret it using a qualitative approach. Participants were recruited using a snowballing, purposive sample approach, resulting in 25 sheep farmers and 11 industry actors (veterinarians, farming organizations, advisors, and supply chain) being interviewed. To collect data, a combined approach involving semi-structured interviews and a facilitated workshop were used between April 2021 and March 2022. Data were then thematically analyzed using a hybrid of inductive and deductive coding process. The findings suggested that the perceptions of farmers and industry actors in the study regarding positive welfare differ from contemporary academic discourses. Overall, around 7 of the farmers equated positive welfare with “positive stockmanship”, while six of them expressed “good animal welfare” definitions associated with the Five Freedoms. In contrast, most industry actors (6) expressed interpretations associated with high welfare standards (going above minimum recommended practices) and positive mental experiences (3). Emerging discourses revealed the link between self-identity, social identity and what positive welfare is, the importance of knowledge exchange, and the need for practical indicators through language rephrasing. There is a clear need to enhance and improve knowledge dissemination strategies, particularly in the UK, where much research is being conducted on positive animal welfare.
Moore, Lori L. (author), Murphrey, Theresa Pesl (author), Degenhart, Shannon H. (author), Vestal, T. Andy (author), Loux, Shavahn (author), and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education.
Format:
Abstract
Publication Date:
2011-07
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00412
Notes:
Abstract of Article #2 in Proceedings of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, Windhoek, Namibia, July 3-7, 2011. 1 page.
Abstract from UI electronic subscription., Authors use contingent valuation to determine the economic value of improving the welfare of farm animals and find that people are willing to pay extra on their weekly food bill to ensure that laying hens, broiler chickens, dairy cows and pigs have improved welfare conditions. "The benefits of improving animal welfare are shown to exceed the costs of implementing these schemes. We conclude that improving the standards of legislation for farm animal welfare so that all farm animals experience higher standards of welfare can be economically justified."
Matin, Anahita Hosseini (author) and Goddard, Ellen (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2014-05
Published:
Canada
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 190 Document Number: D02727
Notes:
Paper presented at the 2014 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association joint AAEA/EAAE/CAES symposium: Social networks, social media and the economics of food, Montreal, Canada, May 29-30, 2014. 33 pages.
11 pages, In this paper, we investigate the interdependence among changes in the prices of beef, pork, and chicken in Japan using a time-varying coefficient vector autoregressive model. Our empirical analysis using monthly data from January 1990 to March 2014 shows that changes in beef prices have long-term influences on changes in pork and chicken prices. Moreover, current changes in the prices of beef, pork, and chicken are closely related to changes in their prices in the preceding two months. Additionally, we do not find that the bovine spongiform encephalopathy outbreak announced by the Japanese government in September 2001 had a long-term influence on the dynamic relationships among changes in the prices of beef, pork, and chicken in Japan.
