Measuring the success of a farm animal welfare education event

Animal Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-75

  Jamieson, J ^a   Reiss, M J ^b   Allen, D ^c   Asher, L ^d   Wathes, C M ^a   Abeyesinghe, S M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Research Animals Department   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Attitudes; Chickens; Children; Education; Evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FARM ANIMAL; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; HUNGER; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; POULTRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THIRST; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84856378247     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/096272812799129402     Document Type: Article

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