Associations between membership of farm assurance and organic certification schemes and compliance with animal welfare legislation

Veterinary Record

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 152-

  KilBride, A L ^a   Mason, S A ^a   Honeyman, P C ^b   Pritchard, D G ^c   Hepple, S ^c   Green, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Animal Health   (United Kingdom)

^c Animal Welfare Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIC FARMING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84857255945     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.100345     Document Type: Article

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