Consumer perceptions of dairy welfare and production: A role for vets in public education?

Cattle Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-152

  Ellis, K A ^a   Billington, K ^a   McNeil, B ^a   McKeegan, D E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Consumers; Cows; Dairy; Labelling; Organic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77957147173     PISSN: 09691251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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