Production costs and animal welfare for four stylized hog production systems

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Seibert, Lacey ^a   Norwood, F Bailey ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; WELLBEING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FOOD; HOUSING, ANIMAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650639360     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2011.527596     Document Type: Article

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