Consumer demand for a ban on antibiotic drug use in pork production
Consumer demand for a ban on antibiotic drug use in pork production
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-8276.2006.00913.x
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发表时间：
2006-11-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Pruitt, J. Ross
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作者：
Lusk, Jayson L.;Norwood, F. Bailey;Pruitt, J. Ross
美国国会的两个机构最近都在考虑立法限制在牲畜饲料中使用抗生素。尽管有几项研究讨论了此类限制的成本，但人们对消费者需求知之甚少。这项研究估计了消费者愿意为不含亚治疗性抗生素的猪肉支付费用，以及消费者愿意通过在杂货店环境中收集数据来减少抗生素耐药性的意愿，这些环境涉及到真实的食物和真实的货币交换。结果表明，禁令的福利效应在很大程度上取决于对消费者目前在猪肉生产中使用抗生素的知识的假设，以及消费者目前能够购买不含抗生素的猪肉的程度。
Both bodies of the U.S. Congress have recently considered legislation to restrict use of antibiotics in livestock feed. Although several studies have addressed the costs of such restrictions, little is known about consumer demand. This study estimates consumers' willingness to pay for pork produced without subtherapeutic antibiotics and consumers' willingness to contribute to a reduction in antibiotic resistance by collecting data in a grocery store environment with mechanisms that involve the exchange of real food and real money. Results indicate that the welfare effects of a ban depend heavily on assumptions about consumers' current knowledge about antibiotic use in pork production and the extent to which consumers are currently able to purchase antibiotic-free pork.