The performance of farm animal assessment
The performance of farm animal assessment
This paper argues that the current drive towards greater use of animal-based measures for welfare assessment raises important issues for how farm visits by welfare assessors are performed. As social scientists, we employ a number of contemporary social science ideas to offer a new approach to examining the practice and performance of farm animal assessment. We identify key findings from a recent study of contemporary farm assessment and speculate upon what some of the challenges of introducing animal-based measures may be. We conclude by arguing for a greater awareness of how sets of knowledge are made, circulated, practiced and become an integral component of the procedures, practices and discourses around farm animal welfare assessment in farm assurance
animal-based measures, animal welfare, assessment, assurance schemes, farm inspections, practice
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Roe, E.
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Buller, H.
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Bull, J.
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February 2011
Roe, E.
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Buller, H.
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Bull, J.
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Roe, E., Buller, H. and Bull, J.
(2011)
The performance of farm animal assessment.
Animal Welfare, 20 (1), .
Abstract
This paper argues that the current drive towards greater use of animal-based measures for welfare assessment raises important issues for how farm visits by welfare assessors are performed. As social scientists, we employ a number of contemporary social science ideas to offer a new approach to examining the practice and performance of farm animal assessment. We identify key findings from a recent study of contemporary farm assessment and speculate upon what some of the challenges of introducing animal-based measures may be. We conclude by arguing for a greater awareness of how sets of knowledge are made, circulated, practiced and become an integral component of the procedures, practices and discourses around farm animal welfare assessment in farm assurance
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Published date: February 2011
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animal-based measures, animal welfare, assessment, assurance schemes, farm inspections, practice
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/177863
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