The Relationship between Behavioural Priorities and Animal Welfare: A Test Using the Laboratory Mouse Mus musculus

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue , 2001, Pages 124-130

  Warburton, H J ^a   Nicol, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer Demand Theory; Preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035656077     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647001316923207     Document Type: Article

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