Animal welfare assessment in farm assurance schemes

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue , 2001, Pages 108-113

  Main, D C J ^a   Webster, A J F ^a   Green, L E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal Welfare; Management; Quality Assurance; Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035653027     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647001316923171     Document Type: Article

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