#81 – Cynthia Schuck on Quantifying Animal Welfare
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Measuring Animal Welfare in Egg Production
This chapter focuses on the challenges of quantifying animal welfare in the context of egg production, particularly through the lens of an upcoming project aimed at creating a welfare footprint for eggs. The discussion addresses the complexities of assessing animal pain and the reliance on indirect indicators, while emphasizing the need for transparency in presenting welfare estimates. Additionally, the speakers explore the evolutionary underpinnings of pain responses and the inadequacies of current research methods in reliably measuring suffering in animals.
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