Figure 7.

Overall level of agreement towards different statements for the different castration alternatives per country (a) “If the castration method was clearly labelled, I would surely buy…” (WTB), (b) “I think that is totally safe to eat meat from …” (SAFE), (c) “When I think about the following production method, it seems logical to me that animal welfare is best for …” (WELFARE), (d) “If I consider the tastiness of meat, I prefer meat from…” (TASTE), (e) ”I am completely convinced that this is the best option …” (BEST PRACTICE) for castration without pain relief—CONTROL, castration with anaesthesia—ANAE, Immunocastration—IMMUNO, and no castration—BOAR. ^a–d different superscripts indicate significant differences within countries per option (p < 0.05).