Assessment of the impact of goverment animal welfare policy on farm animal welfare in the UK

Animal Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Bennett, R M ^a   Broom, D M ^b   Henson, S J ^a   Blaney, R J P ^a   Harper, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept Clinical Veterinary Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Expert (Delphi) survey; Farm animal welfare standards; Government policy; Impact assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COST; DAIRY PRODUCT; EGG PRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT; LAW; LIVESTOCK; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLICY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1042303596     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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