This Research Reflection raises awareness of the need to broaden perspectives and levels of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches when considering on-farm dairy cattle welfare. It starts with a brief overview of current animal welfare issues on dairy farms and how they are perceived by different stakeholders. Some divergences in points of view are discussed in more detail and the first steps in networking are mentioned. Particular emphasis is given to both milk and dairy product waste in industrialized countries and the potential effects of its reduction on changes in the production system. The needs for a quantification of such quota and retailer involvement are also analyzed from the perspective that on-farm animal welfare is directly linked to the amount of milk that might be removed from the food chain by adoption of welfare-friendly management, such as cow-calf systems.

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改善消费者对牛奶和乳制品购买和使用的态度，以减少食物浪费并改善农场动物福利

本研究反思提高了人们在考虑农场奶牛福利时需要拓宽多学科和跨学科方法的视角和水平的意识。它首先简要概述了奶牛场当前的动物福利问题以及不同利益相关者如何看待这些问题。更详细地讨论了一些观点分歧，并提到了建立网络的第一步。特别强调了工业化国家的牛奶和乳制品废物及其减少对生产系统变化的潜在影响。