On mandatory labeling of animal welfare attributes

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 430-437

  Tonsor, Glynn T ^a   Wolf, Christopher A ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal handling; Animal welfare; Consumer demand; Gestation crate stall; Laying hen cage; Mandatory labeling; Voting behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD POLICY; PERCEPTION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79955479185     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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