Impacts of stricter legal standards in the EU for keeping laying hens in battery cages

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 365-370

  Wolffram, R ^a   Simons, J ^a   Giebel, A ^a   Bongaerts, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal welfare costs; Laying hens in battery cages; Trade protection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036753761     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS20020029     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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