What slaughterhouse workers' attitudes and knowledge reveal about human-pig relationships during pre-slaughter operations: A profile-based approach

Pastrana-Camacho, Adriana P. ; Estévez-Moreno, Laura X. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Miranda-de la Lama, Genaro C. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Slaughterhouse workers are strategic capital for the meat industry in terms of operational and animal welfare issues; however, information about the attitudes of workers toward the human-animal relationship is limited. The main aim of our study was to identify the profiles of workers based on their attitudes toward pigs, occupational satisfaction, sociodemographics, and animal handling. The survey included 171 workers in 12 Colombian pig slaughterhouses. A factor analysis and a hierarchical cluster analysis identified four segments or worker profiles. The first comprised workers who relate to animals and their work in a mechanical way, the second comprised professional workers who are emotionally close to animals, the third comprised those committed to animals and their work, and the fourth comprised workers who are apathetic toward animals and work activity. The human-animal relationship at the slaughterhouse level is multifaceted, but is influenced by dependent on work satisfaction and sympathy toward the animals.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.109017

Año: 2023

Publicado en: Meat Science 195 (2023), 109017 [9 pp.]
ISSN: 0309-1740

Factor impacto JCR: 5.7 (2023)

Categ. JCR: FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY rank: 22 / 173 = 0.127 (2023) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 13.0 - Food Science (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.367 - Food Science (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Econom.Sociol.Polit.Agra. (Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural)
Área (Departamento): Área Producción Animal (Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali.)