New Zealand's inclusive science-based system for setting animal welfare standards

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-329

  Mellor, David J ^a,b   Bayvel, Angus Campbell David ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Animal welfare; Codes; New Zealand; Policy; Science; Standards

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL PROVISION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESEARCH; STANDARD (REGULATION);

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 50649098289     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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