Table 4.
Comparison of the statements and CATA scoring over clusters for all respondents and all non-professionally involved respondents of the different options (Castration without pain relief—CONTROL, castration with anaesthesia—ANAE, Immunocastration—IMMUNO, and no castration—BOAR).
| Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | RMSE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 1910 (45%) | 1619 (38%) | 749 (18%) | ||
| Statements 1 | |||||
| WTB | CONTROL | 2.8 a | 2.8 a | 3.6 b | 1.5 |
| ANAE | 5.6 b | 4.3 a | 6.3 c | 1.5 | |
| IMMUNO | 5.8 c | 3.8 b | 2.9 a | 2.0 | |
| BOAR | 3.5 b | 3.9 c | 2.8 a | 1.9 | |
| SAFE | CONTROL | 5.5 a | 3.9 b | 5.9 c | 1.3 |
| ANAE | 6.2 a | 4.3 b | 6.5 c | 1.4 | |
| IMMUNO | 5.9 a | 3.7 b | 2.9 c | 2.1 | |
| BOAR | 5.1a | 4.1b | 4.1 b | 1.9 | |
| WELFARE | CONTROL | 2.3 a | 2.5 ab | 2.6 b | 1.6 |
| ANAE | 5.4 a | 4.2 b | 6.3 c | 1.5 | |
| IMMUNO | 6.0 a | 3.9 b | 3.8 b | 2.1 | |
| BOAR | 4.9 a | 4.6 b | 4.6 b | 2.0 | |
| TASTE | CONTROL | 4.3 a | 3.6 b | 4.9 c | 1.4 |
| ANAE | 5.5 a | 4.0 b | 6.2 c | 1.4 | |
| IMMUNO | 5.5 a | 3.6 b | 3.1 c | 1.8 | |
| BOAR | 3.0 a | 3.7 b | 2.3 c | 2.0 | |
| CATA (%) | |||||
| Safe to eat | CONTROL | 47 a | 32 b | 60 c | 48 |
| ANAE | 62 a | 36 b | 69 c | 44 | |
| IMMUNO | 49 a | 21 b | 11 c | 48 | |
| BOAR | 40 a | 29 b | 36 a | 17 | |
| Hormones | CONTROL | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| ANAE | 3 a | 8 b | 2 a | 45 | |
| IMMUNO | 23 a | 30 b | 52 c | 33 | |
| BOAR | 14 a | 9 b | 20 c | 50 | |
| Animal welfare friendly | CONTROL | 7 a | 10 b | 9 ab | 49 |
| ANAE | 52 a | 34 b | 66 c | 46 | |
| IMMUNO | 61 a | 24 b | 32 c | 50 | |
| BOAR | 46 a | 41 b | 45 ab | 11 | |
| Natural | CONTROL | 21 a | 25 b | 37 c | 41 |
| ANAE | 21 a | 18 a | 33 b | 33 | |
| IMMUNO | 16 a | 13 b | 5 c | 50 | |
| BOAR | 51 a | 45 b | 50 ab | 35 | |
| Good quality | CONTROL | 45 a | 35 b | 61 c | 47 |
| ANAE | 67 a | 41 b | 78 c | 45 | |
| IMMUNO | 59 a | 25 b | 20 c | 41 | |
| BOAR | 22 a | 24 a | 14 b | 12 | |
| Bad taste | CONTROL | 5 a | 7 b | 5 a | 15 |
| ANAE | 1 a | 4 b | 1 a | 23 | |
| IMMUNO | 2 a | 7 b | 13 c | 48 | |
| BOAR | 61 a | 37 b | 75 c | 48 |
a–c: different superscripts indicate significant differences within clusters per option (p < 0.05) 1 Statements were scored on a scale from 1 (totally disagree) to 7 (totally agree) “If the castration method was clearly labelled, I would surely buy…” (WTB), “I think that is totally safe to eat meat from …” (SAFE), “When I think about the following production method, it seems logical to me that animal welfare is best for …” (WELFARE), “If I consider the tastiness of meat, I prefer meat from…” (TASTE).