Industry stakeholder requests for improved animal welfare practices in German meat production have steadily increased in recent years. A transformation of German animal husbandry systems would almost certainly result in higher production costs. Against this background, producers and the meat...

Higher animal welfare standards increase costs along the supply chain of certified animal-friendly products (AFP). Since the market outcome of certified AFP depends on consumer confidence toward supply chain operators complying with these standards, the role of trust in consumer...

Ziel dieser Studie über die Verflechtung der Ferkelversorgung ist es zum einen quantitativ darzustellen, welche Bedeutung interregionale und internationale Ferkellieferungen für die Schweinemast in Deutschland haben. Zum anderen sollen durch einen Vergleich der Pro-duktionskosten und ihrer...