Changing concepts of farm animal welfare: Bridging the gap between applied and basic research

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-214

  Rushen, Jeffrey ^a  

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Farm animal welfare; Stress; Welfare indicators

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; LIVESTOCK;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037414576     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00281-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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