Pig welfare assessment: Development of a protocol and its use by veterinary undergraduates

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-61

  Wright, Angela J ^a   Powney, Sonya L ^a   Nevel, Amanda ^a   Wathes, Christopher M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Pig husbandry; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; SWINE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TEACHING;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 67249150017     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.36.1.50     Document Type: Article

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