Strategic animal welfare issues: Ethical and animal welfare issues arising from the killing of wildlife for disease control and environmental reasons

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 767-782

  Littin, K E ^a   Mellor, D J ^b  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Disease control; Ethics; Humane pest control; Pest control; Pest management; Vertebrate pest; Welfare; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 27944451521     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.24.2.1611     Document Type: Article

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