Do farmers and scientists differ in their understanding and assessment of farm animal welfare?

Animal Welfare

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-87

  Hubbard, C ^a   Scott, K ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Animal based measures; Farm assurance schemes; Pigs; Qualitative behaviour assessment; Welfare monitoring system

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ECONOMICS; FARM ANIMAL; FOOD; HOUSING; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; PERCEPTION; SCIENTIST; SWINE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 79551698039     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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