A protocol for a meta-analysis of consumers’ and citizens willingness-to-pay for farm animal welfare and disease prevention

School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
DOI
10.7287/peerj.preprints.675v1
Subject Areas
Agricultural Science, Food Science and Technology, Science Policy
Keywords
Meta-analysis, WTP, farm animal welfare, consumers, willingness to pay
Copyright
© 2014 Clark et al.
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Cite this article
Clark B, Stewart GB, Panzone LA, Frewer LJ. 2014. A protocol for a meta-analysis of consumers’ and citizens willingness-to-pay for farm animal welfare and disease prevention. PeerJ PrePrints 2:e675v1

Abstract

This article outlines a protocol for a meta-analysis into willingness-to-pay (WTP) for farm animal welfare. The analysis seeks to establish the public's WTP for farm animal welfare and whether there is evidence to support niche markets for products produced to designated and usually higher welfare standards. A number of secondary objectives will also be explored in relation to the heterogeneity within the data relating to a number of variables known to vary within existing data including; animal species, welfare measures, socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics. The protocol outlines the rationale, objectives, inclusion criteria, search strategy and screening processes for the meta-analysis, and the plans for data extraction, risk of bias and data synthesis.

Author Comment

This is a protocol for a meta-analysis of consumers’ and citizens willingness-to-pay for farm animal welfare and disease prevention.