Defining animal welfare — does consistency matter?

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-73

  Fisher, M W ^a  

^a Kotare Bioethics Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Definitions; Ethics; Science

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ETHICS; NEW ZEALAND; NOMENCLATURE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; NEW ZEALAND; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67650468682     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2009.36880     Document Type: Article

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