Animal health and welfare in organic livestock production in Europe: Current state and future challenges

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 41-53

  Hovi, M ^a   Sundrum, A ^b   Thamsborg, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal health; Animal welfare; Organic livestock production; Organic standards; Review

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037354996     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00320-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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