A survey of the attitudes of stakeholders in the zoo industry towards the husbandry requirements of captive Great Apes

Animal Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 233-245

  Fernie, A C ^a   Tribe, A ^a   Murray, P J ^a   Lisle, A ^a   Phillips, C J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Great ape; Husbandry; Stakeholder; Survey; Zoo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; APE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSENSUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ONLINE ANALYSIS; ORANG UTAN; SCIENTIST; STAFF; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOO ANIMAL;

EID: 84860116911     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/09627286.21.2.233     Document Type: Article

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