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      Smart Technologies Lead to Smart Answers? On the Claim of Smart Sensing Technologies to Tackle Animal Related Societal Concerns in Europe Over Current Pig Husbandry Systems

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          Current pig production systems in Europe are subject to public criticism. At the same time, Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) technologies, which allow for automated animal monitoring are entering commercial pig farms. With their claim of improving animal health and welfare, these innovations may respond to public concerns. However, they may raise problems of societal acceptance themselves. In this review, we investigate whether the available literature allows for an analysis to which extent PLF can mitigate or reinforce societal concerns related to pig production. We first analyze papers on pig husbandry systems in general, and then those on PLF as an innovation in animal production. In general, there is a tension between citizens and farmers. Citizens hold rather negative attitudes whereas farmers evaluate pig production more positively. Literature on attitudes of other actors, such as veterinarians, is missing. Information on the attitudes toward PLF of stakeholders other than farmers is lacking. Possible challenges of societal acceptance of PLF and chances to overcome these are only discussed in theoretical approaches. We conclude that to analyze the role of PLF in addressing societal concerns over pig production, there is a need for further empirical research including attention to underlying values of all stakeholders. This should focus on the attitudes of the currently missing stakeholders toward pig husbandry in general, and on those of the wider society toward PLF. Only by means of additional data, it will be possible to evaluate whether PLF has the potential to address societal concerns related to pig production.

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                Journal
                Front Vet Sci
                Front Vet Sci
                Front. Vet. Sci.
                Frontiers in Veterinary Science
                Frontiers Media S.A.
                2297-1769
                08 January 2021
                2020
                : 7
                : 588214
                Affiliations
                Animals in Science and Society, Department Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University , Utrecht, Netherlands
                Author notes

                Edited by: Emily Patterson-Kane, Independent Researcher, Rolling Meadows, United States

                Reviewed by: Marie Rene Culhane, University of Minnesota, United States; Michelle Sinclair, The University of Queensland, Australia

                *Correspondence: Mona F. Giersberg m.f.giersberg@ 123456uu.nl

                This article was submitted to Veterinary Humanities and Social Sciences, a section of the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science

                Article
                10.3389/fvets.2020.588214
                7820187
                33490129
                1943697d-8fdc-450d-818b-6c5462242b70
                Copyright © 2021 Giersberg and Meijboom.

                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

                History
                : 28 July 2020
                : 11 December 2020
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 37, Pages: 6, Words: 5115
                Funding
                Funded by: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek 10.13039/501100003246
                Categories
                Veterinary Science
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                pig production,precision livestock farming,society,perception,attitude

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