Use of conjoint analysis to weight welfare assessment measures for broiler chickens in UK husbandry systems

Animal Welfare

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 669-675

  Haslam, Sue M ^a   Kestin, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Broiler chicken; Conjoint analysis; Welfare assessment measures; Welfare index

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DECISION MAKING; GROWTH; HINDLIMB; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCKING DENSITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0242440013     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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