Issues associated with research on sheep parasite control in New Zealand - A descriptive ethic

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-207

  Morris, Michael C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal ethics committees; Flystrike; Nematodes; Parasites; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ETHICS; PARASITE CONTROL; SHEEP;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037992817     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022990014756     Document Type: Article

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