Applied animal behaviour science: Past, present and future prospects

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-24

  Lawrence, Alistair B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Applied animal behaviour science; David Wood Gush; Future strategy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC SPECIES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 54149087087     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.06.003     Document Type: Review

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