The ethics and politics of the caged layer hen debate in New Zealand

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 495-514

  Morris, Michael C ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Layer hens; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ETHICS; POULTRY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33750997629     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-006-9007-8     Document Type: Article

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