Swedish animal welfare regulations and their impact on food animal production

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-40

  Andreasen, Claire B ^a   Spickler, Anna R ^a   Jones, Bernt E ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEEF CATTLE; BREEDING; CHICKEN; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FORAGE; GRAZING; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POULTRY; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; HEALTH FOOD; LEGISLATION, FOOD; LEGISLATION, VETERINARY; MEAT; POULTRY; SWEDEN; SWINE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY DRUGS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 22244478348     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.227.34     Document Type: Note

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