Genetic engineering of animals: Ethical issues, including welfare concerns

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 544-550

  Ormandy, Elisabeth H ^a,b   Dale, Julie ^a   Griffin, Gilly ^a  

^a Canadian Council on Animal Care   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ETHICS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GENETIC ENGINEERING; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79958739973     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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