Acknowledgements Book of abstracts - Publicaties - Vlaanderen.be
Acknowledgements Book of abstracts - Publicaties - Vlaanderen.be
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Charlotte Hallén Sandgren presents Poster 58 during the poster sessions in the Aula.<br />
Session theme 6: Free topics<br />
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Poster 58<br />
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF GOOD WELFARE IN<br />
SWEDISH DAIRY HERDS<br />
C.H. Sandgren 1 , A. Lind<strong>be</strong>rg 1 , L.J. Keeling 2<br />
1 Swedish Dairy Association, Kalmar, Sweden<br />
2 Swedish University <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Sciences, Department <strong>of</strong> Animal Environment and Health, Uppsala,<br />
Sweden<br />
The positive association <strong>be</strong>tween good animal welfare and sound economy is considered to <strong>be</strong> a<br />
strong motivating factor for farmers to work constructively with improving welfare. The aim <strong>of</strong> this<br />
study was to investigate associations <strong>be</strong>tween production economy and potential indicators <strong>of</strong><br />
animal welfare. Annual accounting data from 160 Swedish dairy farms for the years 2002-2004<br />
were studied.<br />
Economic outcomes investigated were the contribution margin per cow and year, and underlying<br />
cost/income items, e.g. income from milk and from other sources (including slaughter) as well as<br />
costs related to feed, labour, veterinary care, advisory services and artificial insemination. Sixty-six<br />
potential welfare indicators from pre-collected register data, representing the life span <strong>of</strong> a dairy<br />
cow, were identified and expressed as annual herd-level incidence rates, -risks and prevalences.<br />
Multivariable linear regression was used to investigate and quantify effects on the economic<br />
outcomes. Estimates with p
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