The lesser of two evils?  The killing of day-old male chicks in the Dutch egg sector

H.G.J. Gremmen; V. Blok

doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-834-6_9

The lesser of two evils? The killing of day-old male chicks in the Dutch egg sector

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The practice of killing day-old chicks in the Dutch egg sector is a recurrent subject of societal debate. Preventing the killing of young animals and in ovo sex determination are the two main alternatives for this problem available. An online questionnaire was held to ask the opinion of the Dutch public about these alternatives. The results show that no alternative will be fully accepted, or accepted by more than half of Dutch society. However, the survey does provide an insight to what people think is important for their choice: food safety and a good treatment of animals. Irrespective of the alternative chosen, these values should be safeguarded and communicated clearly.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Food Futures
Subtitle of host publication	Ethics, Science & Culture
Editors	I.A.S. Olsson, S.F. Araújo, M.F. Vieira
Place of Publication	Wageningen
Publisher	Wageningen Academic Publishers
Pages	72-75
ISBN (Electronic)	9789086868346
ISBN (Print)	9789086862887
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-834-6_9
Publication status	Published - 2016

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