Can we measure human-animal interactions in on-farm animal welfare assessment? Some unresolved issues

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-209

  De Passillé, Anne Marie ^a   Rushen, Jeff ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Animal welfare audits; Human animal relationship; On farm welfare assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 22144471229     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.05.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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