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Consumer Interest in Environmentally Beneficial Chicken Feeds: Comparing High Available Phosphorus Corn and Other Varieties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

John D. Pesek Jr. ,
John C. Bernard  and
Meeta Gupta
John D. Pesek Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
John C. Bernard
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
Meeta Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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Abstract

One source of phosphorous pollution in areas of high chicken production is runoff from fields using fertilizer from these operations. A potential solution is to feed chicken high available phosphorus (HAP) corn, reducing phosphorus in manure. This study examined consumer purchase likelihood of chickens fed HAP, created traditionally or through genetic modification, and other genetically modified (GM) corn including Bt and Roundup-ready. Survey results from the Delmarva Peninsula found considerable interest in non-GM HAP corn, although GM HAP corn was not typically viewed as more acceptable than other GM varieties. Overall, the marketplace appears open to products geared toward environmental benefits.

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chickenconjoint analysiscorngenetically modifiedheteroscedasticphosphorus pollutionTobitQ13D12C24
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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , November 2011 , pp. 591 - 605
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2011

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