Qualitative categories for the interpretation of sheep welfare: A review

Animal Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-268

  Wemelsfelder, F ^a   Farish, M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal suffering; Animal welfare; Emotion; Pain; Qualitative behaviour assessment; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; EMOTION; FEAR; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STRESS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4043141368     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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