Validating indicators of sheep welfare through a consensus of expert opinion

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 943-952

  Phythian, C J ^a   Michalopoulou, E ^a   Jones, P H ^a   Winter, A C ^a   Clarkson, M J ^a   Stubbings, L A ^b   Grove White, D ^a   Cripps, P J ^a   Duncan, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LSSC Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

animal welfare; expert opinion; indicator; sheep; validity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79958823958     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110002594     Document Type: Review

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