Aggregation of measures to produce an overall assessment of animal welfare. Part 1: A review of existing methods

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1179-1187

  Botreau, R ^a,b   Bonde, M ^c   Butterworth, A ^d   Perny, P ^e   Bracke, M B M ^f   Capdeville, J ^b   Veissier, I ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Assessment; Livestock; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; CERTIFICATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FARMING SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548830454     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107000535     Document Type: Review

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