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Socio-economic implications of adopting the EU laying hen welfare regulation in Serbia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2012

V. RODIĆ ,
L. PERIĆ ,
M. DJUKIĆ STOJČIĆ ,
N. VUKELIĆ  and
Z. ŠKRBIĆ
V. RODIĆ*
Affiliation:
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Trg D. Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia
L. PERIĆ
Affiliation:
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Trg D. Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia
M. DJUKIĆ STOJČIĆ
Affiliation:
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Trg D. Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia
N. VUKELIĆ
Affiliation:
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Trg D. Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia
Z. ŠKRBIĆ
Affiliation:
Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade, Serbia
*
Corresponding author: rodicv@polj.uns.ac.rs
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Abstract

Egg producers in the EU had more than a decade to adapt to Directive 1999/74/EC which prohibits keeping laying hens in battery cages after 2012. Meanwhile, numerous studies have been conducted in order to assess the socio-economic implications of this ban and to evaluate consumers’ willingness to support improvement in layer welfare by paying a higher price for eggs produced in alternative systems. The adoption of such regulations in Serbia with the implementation timeframe of less than two years, and without any assessment of consumers’ willingness to pay a higher price for eggs from alternative systems, places the burden of animal welfare on producers. Considering the overall difficult financial situation of egg producers, this poses a risk that a large number of egg producers in Serbia will leave the sector after 2012.

Keywords

laying henseggswelfareregulationSerbia
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Review Article
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , June 2012 , pp. 229 - 238
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2012

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