Investing in stockpeople is an investment in animal welfare and agricultural sustainability. Academic Article

abstract

• Daigle, and Ridge. Stockmanship is an occupation that requires expertise, endurance, and empathy. Stockpeople have a direct impact on agricultural animal welfare and productivity. Unfortunately, stockpeople are undervalued and their role in agricultural sustainability overlooked. A shortage exists for good stockpeople, and investigations are needed that examine the impact of higher stockperson salaries and education on employee behavior, employee retention, applicant pools, animal welfare, and sustainability. Integration of husbandry education into university curricula, conducting personality assessments on potential employees, and promoting occupational awareness may facilitate the development of a long-term highly skilled stockperson workforce.

authors

• Daigle, Courtney

published proceedings

• Anim Front

altmetric score

• 19.7

author list (cited authors)

• Daigle, C. L., & Ridge, E. E.

citation count

• 7

complete list of authors

• Daigle, Courtney L||Ridge, Emily E

publication date

• July 2018

publisher

• Oxford University Press (OUP)  Publisher

published in

• Animal Frontiers  Journal

keywords

• Animal Welfare
• Husbandry Education
• Stockperson
• Sustainability
• Workplace Psychology

PubMed Central ID

• 32002223

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1093/af/vfy015

start page

• 53

end page

• 59

volume

• 8

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/af/vfy015