A hypothetical strategy for the objective evaluation of animal well-being and quality of life using a dog model

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 75-81

  Morton, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal needs; Animal wants; Animal welfare; Assessment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; DECISION MAKING; DOG; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE SATISFACTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34250174209     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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