Improving animal welfare: Qualitative and quantitative methodology in the study of farmers' attitudes

Animal Welfare

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 523-536

  Kauppinen, T ^a   Vainio, A ^a   Valros, A ^a   Rita, H ^a   Vesala, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Attitude; Farmer; Production animal; Qualitative attitude approach; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78349241044     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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