Health Risk Perception, Consumption Intention, and Willingness to Pay for Pig Products Obtained by Immunocastration.

ABSTRACT: Surgical castration without the use of anaesthesia and/or analgesia is considered to be detrimental for the welfare of pigs and for this reason its abandonment is advocated. Immunocastration is a more welfare-friendly alternative method; however, stakeholders in the pork sector fear consumer rejection due to perceived safety issues of immunocastrated meat. This work aimed to analyse whether Italian consumers perceive a health risk arising from the use of this technique and, if so, how the perceived risk may influence the purchase choices and the willingness to pay for products derived from immunocastrated animals. To achieve this objective, a survey was carried out on a representative sample of the Italian population. The results highlight that consumers perceive different levels of risk r

SUBMITTER: Di Pasquale J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552121 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature