Dairy farmers’ heterogeneous preferences for animal welfare-enhancing flooring properties: A mixed logit approach applied in Sweden

In this paper, we examine preferences for flooring properties that enhance animal welfare in dairy cattle barns among a sample of Swedish farmers. The findings reveal respondents differ their choice improve farm welfare. also show they consider low-slip risk and the softness floors to be most important properties. Findings from latent variable model revealed floor packaging installation, workability are factors explain respondents’ different types floors. demonstrate farmers who prefer soft, less abrasive influenced by way incorporated installed into building design, ease with which other tasks can performed after installing specific provides animals. contribute relevant insights needed promotion adoption management practices