Extending ideas about animal welfare assessment to include 'quality of life' and related concepts

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 263-271

  Green, T C ^a   Mellor, D J ^b  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

a life worth living; Animal welfare; assessment criteria; lifelong perspectives; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84856151086     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.610283     Document Type: Article

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