How does public perception of antibiotic use on dairy farms contribute to self-reported purchasing of organic?

ABSTRACT: The United States regulates the use of antibiotics in agricultural settings to address the global antibiotic resistance problem. Conventional dairy cows treated with antibiotics are kept in the herd and after the withholding period milk is harvested. On organic farms, the US organic standard on antibiotic use requires sick dairy cows to be treated, but treated cows must be removed from the herd and their milk can never again be sold as certified organic. This study investigated the US public's perceptions of the organic dairy farming, antibiotic use on dairy farms, and whether these perceptions affect consumer's self-reported purchasing behavior for organic. We used a nationally representative phone-based survey of 1000 US adults and characterized participants' self-reported (i) knowledge

SUBMITTER: Bulut E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8251749 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature