Measuring and monitoring animal welfare: Transparency in the food product quality chain

Animal Welfare

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-455

  Blokhuis, H J ^a   Jones, R B ^b   Geers, R ^c   Miele, M ^d   Veissier, I ^e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Consumer concern; Labelling; On farm monitoring; Practical welfare improvement strategies; Standards

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMPETITION; CONSUMER; EUROPE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242440070     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s096272860002604x     Document Type: Article

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