Is dietary choice important to animal welfare?

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 229-239

  Manteca, Xavier ^a   Villalba, Juan J ^b   Atwood, Sheldon B ^b   Dziba, Luthando ^b   Provenza, Frederick D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diet choice; nutrition; welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 52049110301     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2008.05.005     Document Type: Review

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