Comments (n = 99) provided by all participants in response to the first question (before the provision of additional information) were coded according to the themes referenced.

1 Themes were only counted once per comment no matter how often the theme was referenced. Each comment could reference multiple themes.
2 Denotes the number of comments that referenced the theme.
3 Votes associated with each comment that referenced the theme. Participants could vote for multiple comments in which case these were discounted (e.g. if two reasons were selected by a single participant, each was assigned 0.5 votes).
4 Decision groups that expressed comments included strong and moderate supporters of gestation stalls and group housing, those that were neutral on the issue, and those that chose not to support either system.
Comments (n = 99) provided by all participants in response to the first question (before the provision of additional information) were coded according to the themes referenced.