Welfare Issues in Farm Animal Ophthalmology

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 427-435

  Williams, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye disease; Farm animal welfare; Pain; Suffering

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE; EYE DISEASE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PAIN; REVIEW; SHEEP; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EYE DISEASES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PAIN; SHEEP; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78149381461     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2010.08.005     Document Type: Review

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