Norwegian pig farmers' motivations for improving animal welfare

British Food Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 891-905

  Borgen, Svein Ole ^a   Skarstad, Guro Aadnegard ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Animal husbandry; Livestock; Norway

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 35348872056     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700710835705     Document Type: Article

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