Aggregation of measures to produce an overall assessment of animal welfare. Part 2: Analysis of constraints

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1188-1197

  Botreau, R ^a,b   Bracke, M B M ^c   Perny, P ^d   Butterworth, A ^e   Capdeville, J ^b   Van Reenen, C G ^c   Veissier, I ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Assessment; Livestock; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; DATA ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIVESTOCK; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548841426     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107000547     Document Type: Review

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