Poultry welfare: Science or subjectivity?

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 643-652

  Duncan, Ian J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; EMOTION; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EMOTIONS; PAIN; POULTRY;

EID: 0036982355     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007166021000025109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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