Minimizing harm in agricultural animal experiments in New Zealand

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 421-437

  Morris, M C ^a   Weaver, S A ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal ethics committees; Animal welfare; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ETHICS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLONING; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ETHICS; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PAIN; STANDARD; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL CARE COMMITTEES; ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CLONING, ORGANISM; NEW ZEALAND; PAIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037595428     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026335811435     Document Type: Article

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