Minimizing harm in possum control operations and experiments in New Zealand

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-385

  Morris, Michael C ^a   Weaver, Sean A ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Immunocontraception; New Zealand; Pest control; Possum; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; PEST CONTROL; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALOPIAS; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0142137667     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025690218626     Document Type: Article

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