Killing day-old chicks? Public opinion regarding potential alternatives

Animal Welfare

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-45

  Leenstra, F ^a   Munnichs, G ^b   Beekman, V ^a   Van Den Heuvel Vromans, E ^b   Aramyan, L ^a   Woelders, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Rathenau Institute KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal ethics; Animal welfare; Chicks; Killing; Laying hens; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN MEAT; DNA MODIFICATION; EGG; ETHICS; INTERVIEW; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC OPINION;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 79551708361     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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