What use is science to animal welfare?

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 262-269

  Webster, A J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ETHOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENCE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ETHOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; PAIN; SCIENCE; STRESS;

EID: 0031856214     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050496     Document Type: Review

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