Animal welfare: Review of the scientific concept and definition;Concetto e definizione scientifici del benessere animale: Una review

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 21-30

  Carenzi, Corrado ^a   Verga, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Ethics; Science; Welfare concept; Welfare definition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70349972046     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.s1.21     Document Type: Review

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