2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysys of animal welfare friendly egg market - comparison amang U.S.A., U.K., Taiwan and Japan
Project/Area Number |
15K07625
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Agricultural science in management and economy
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Research Institution | Azabu University |
Principal Investigator |
Ooki Shigeru 麻布大学, 獣医学部, 教授 (00329195)
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Research Collaborator |
NAKAMURA Tatsuto
Chu I-Lin
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Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Keywords | 鶏卵 / 動物福祉 / ケージ / 平飼い / 放飼い / 認証 / 公的規制 / フードシステム |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Animal welfare-friendly livestock production is increasing worldwide, especially with laying hens. In the case of laying hens, there has been a rapid growth in the AW egg market from California, USA, since 2015.This study clarifies implication to Japan by investigation of some countries trend that the penetration of AW food market. We highlighted some aspects of the structural system, including public regulation, production and distributions systems, trends of consumption, a food label system, and consumer awareness. The results are as follows. First, the regulation of production, distribution, and sales are important in setting AW regulations. Second, public rules, particularly the AW food label system, play an important role within certain regulations (production, sales, and audit standards). Therefore, there is enough strategic co-operation among the governments, the industry, advocate groups, and consumers; the co-operation is a crucial point in the AW food system setting.
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Free Research Field |
畜産経営・経済
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