Table 4.
Reasons reported by farmers for not achieving each welfare level for each positive welfare opportunity.
| Positive Welfare Opportunity | Capital Investment | Running Costs | Time | Contractual Constraints | Unaware of Benefit | No Welfare Benefit | This Idea Is New | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort by physical environment, welfare + | 9/12 (75%) |
3/12 (25%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7/12 (58%) |
| Comfort by physical environment, welfare ++ | 4/15 (27%) |
10/15 (67%) |
7/15 (47%) | 1/15 (7%) |
1/15 (7%) |
2/15 (13%) | 0 | 11/14 (79%) |
| Comfort by physical environment, welfare +++ | 9/14 (64%) |
3/14 (21%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2/14 (14%) | 0 | 5/14 (36%) |
| Interest by pasture choices, welfare + | 2/5 (40%) |
2/5 (40%) |
1/5 (20%) | 0 | 0 | 1/5 (20%) | 0 | 5/5 (100%) |
| Interest by pasture choices, welfare ++ | 2/6 (33%) |
2/6 (33%) | 1/6 (17%) | 1/6 (17%) |
0 | 2/6 (33%) | 0 | 6/6 (100%) |
| Interest by pasture choices, welfare +++ | 0 | 1/7 (14%) |
1/7 (14%) | 0 | 1/7 (7%) |
1/7 (7%) | 0 | 6/7 (86%) |
| Pleasure by play and positive social interactions, welfare + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 1/1 (100%) |
| Pleasure by play and positive social interactions, welfare ++ | 2/5 (40%) |
1/5 (20%) | 0 | 1/5 (20%) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3/5 (60%) |
| Pleasure by play and positive social interactions, welfare +++ | 2/5 (40%) |
1/5 (20%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 (20%) | 3/5 (60%) |
| Pleasure maintenance cow-calf bond + | 2/20 (10%) |
2/20 (10%) | 3/20 (15%) | 0 | 0 | 8/20 (40%) | 0 | 17/20 (85%) |
| Pleasure maintenance cow-calf bond ++ | 2/10 (10%) |
2/10 (10%) | 3/10 (30%) | 1/10 (10%) |
1/10 (10%) | 6/10 (60%) | 0 | 5/10 (50%) |
| Pleasure maintenance cow-calf bond +++ | 3/7 (43%) |
3/7 (43%) | 2/7 (29%) | 2/7 (29%) |
0 | 2/7 (29%) | 0 | 2/7 (29%) |