Values and public acceptability dimensions of sustainable egg production

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2097-2109

  Thompson, P B ^a   Appleby, M ^b   Busch, L ^a,c   Kalof, L ^a   Miele, M ^d   Norwood, B F ^e   Pajor, E ^f  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Ethics; Policy; Public opinion; Value conflict

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650613944     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-0138     Document Type: Article

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