Results of a national survey of US veterinary college faculty regarding attitudes toward farm animal welfare

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1538-1546

  Heleski, Camie R ^a   Mertig, Angela G ^b   Zanella, Adroaldo J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLITICS; RELIGION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ATTITUDE; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, VETERINARY; UNITED STATES; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 18144387932     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.1538     Document Type: Review

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