Table 8 Description of the attributes provided to respondents before the choice experiment
Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
Sheep breed | Traditional local breeds are considered at risk of extinction, while they have a strong link with the tradition and culture of their territories of origin. The focus here is on local breeds reared in the Veneto region |
Mountain Product | The presence of the EU “Mountain Product” label on the product guarantees that animals were reared and slaughtered in a mountain area and fed with feedstuff mainly produced in a mountain area |
Grazing practice | All lambs are reared on pasture. Under rotational grazing only, pasture is split in plots which are alternatively used according to a specific scheme. This has positive effects on the quality of the fodder, increases the pasture biodiversity and improves the landscape mosaic, also preventing the overexpansion of the forest |