The cornerstone of any system of livestock production is the stockpeople responsible for the welfare and productivity of the animals they work with. Nevertheless, it has been suggested that the industrialization of livestock production is breaking down the traditional relationship between stockpeople and their animals. Commercial livestock production creates a situation of structurally induced ambivalence for those working in these contexts. Besides, the scientific literature on stockpeople is limited, dispersed and specially focused on animals. Whereby, a review of current knowledge about the compatibilities, contradictions, and unresolved ethical dilemmas faced by stockpeople in their daily work and their implications on farm animals’ welfare was carried out. The topics reviewed included: (a) Attitudes and personality; (b) Empathy towards animals; (c) Workplace well-being; (d) One-health issues; and (e) Sustainability challenges. Understanding the stockpeople emotional relationship with animals, gender, ethnicity, occupational roles, educational backgrounds, culture, and generational differences can be valuable for technicians, advisors, scientists, consultants, and owners when developing training for sustainability programs.

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饲养员和动物福利：兼容性、矛盾和未解决的道德困境

任何畜牧生产系统的基石是负责饲养动物福利和生产力的饲养员。尽管如此，有人认为畜牧业生产的工业化正在打破畜牧业者与其牲畜之间的传统关系。商业牲畜生产为在这些环境中工作的人造成了结构性的矛盾心理。此外，关于饲养员的科学文献是有限的、分散的，并且特别关注动物。因此，对饲养员在日常工作中面临的兼容性、矛盾和未解决的道德困境及其对农场动物福利的影响的现有知识进行了审查。审查的主题包括： (a) 态度和个性；(b) 对动物的同情；(c) 工作场所福利；(d) 单一健康问题；(e) 可持续性挑战。了解饲养员与动物、性别、种族、职业角色、教育背景、文化和代际差异的情感关系对于技术人员、顾问、科学家、顾问和所有者在制定可持续发展计划培训时很有价值。