A scientific conception of animal welfare that reflects ethical concerns

Animal Welfare

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-205

  Fraser, D ^a,b   Weary, D M ^a,b   Pajor, E A ^a,c   Milligan, B N ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Ethics; Health; Scientific research; Stress; Subjective experiences; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001718431     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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