Animal behavior and well-being symposium:Farm animal welfare assurance: Science and application

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1219-1228

  Rushen, J ^a   Butterworth, A ^b   Swanson, J C ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Animal based measure; Assessment; Standard; Verification

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FOOT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SKIN DISEASE; STANDARD; UNCERTAINTY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; FOOT; FOOT DERMATOSES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; POULTRY DISEASES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 79961004098     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3589     Document Type: Article

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