What is Animal Welfare?

Fish Welfare

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 5-18

  Lawrence, Alistair B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Fish veterinary society (FVS); Non human animal; Prehistoric human society; Welfare improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149113578     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470697610.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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