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ter mainly welfare and taste oriented, the second low fat (health) and organic production, and the third mainly quality, safety, and local production. Moreover, country representation differs. In the first cluster, respondents of BEL, NOR, PRT, and SWE were represented more than average; in the second cluster, this was mainly DEU, and in the third, mainly BGR. Differences in acceptance per country often seem to be related to the current practice of either an alternative or CONTROL in each of the countries. Respondents of FRA and ESP accepted BOAR the most (>33%) and the respondents of BE and SW also showed a less negative attitude towards BOAR. Acceptance of ANAE was highest in SWE, NOR, PRT, and BGR. Indeed, in SWE as well as in NOR, ANAE is routine practice. In BGR, ANAE is also applied for home-grown pigs. Respondents from BEL, NOR, PRT, and SWE showed also more acceptance for the practice of IMMUNO, which is common but not routine in BEL, SWE, and NOR. For PRT, it is less clear why acceptance of ANAE and IMMUNO was relatively high, as it is not related to the current situation. A possible explanation is the higher share of female respondents in PRT. Representativity of the respondents can be an issue when interpreting these country-related results, and the necessary caution is surely needed. Larger scale studies are required to get more reliable insights in these country differences. Animals 2020, 10, 1758 22 of 25 The clusters are also characterized by demographics (Table S1). Female respondents, who are most represented in cluster 1 and least in 3, generally assign more importance to animal welfare. Acceptability of CONTROL was indeed less for female than for male respondents and this is also reflected in the animal welfare related aspects, while acceptability of

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…Common anesthetic approaches for surgical piglet castration are inhalational anesthe- sia with isoflurane (Switzerland, Germany) or CO2 /O2 (Netherlands) or injection anesthesia (Croatia, Bulgaria, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland) [9]. Another alternative is the…

…Today’s Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Romania still predominantly consumers are no longer satisfied with an assurance of use surgical castration without anesthesia. Differences in good-quality meat; they want to be…

…Today’s Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Romania still predominantly consumers are no longer satisfied with an assurance of use surgical castration without anesthesia. Differences in good-quality meat; they want to be…

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