Applying scientific advances to the welfare of farm animals: Why is it getting more difficult?

Animal Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Keeling, L ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Economics; Farm animals; Implementation; Legislation; Scientific debate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK REDUCTION; SCIENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1542580550     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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