The process of building a new governmental authority based on public demands for improved animal welfare

Livestock Science

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-302

  Berg, C ^a   Hammarstrom M ^a  

^a Swedish Animal Welfare Agency   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Companion animals; Farm animals; Legislation; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33748414225     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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