Attracting students into careers in food supply veterinary medicine

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 228, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1693-1704

  Gwinner, Kevin P ^a   Prince, J Bruce ^a   Andrus, David M ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HYGIENE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CAREER CHOICE; DATA COLLECTION; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LIFE STYLE; MEAT; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SCHOOLS, VETERINARY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 33646926394     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.228.11.1693     Document Type: Article

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