Harmonization of welfare standards for the protection of pigs with the EU rules: The case of Croatia

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 21-38

  Wellbrock, Wiebke ^a   Oosting, Simon Jenne ^a   Bock, Bettina Barbara ^a   Antunović, Boris ^b   Kralik, Gordana ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; EU directives; Pig welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 70350056983     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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