Attitudes of Canadian beef producers toward animal welfare

Animal Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 273-283

  Spooner, J M ^a   Schuppli, C A ^a   Fraser, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Attitudes; Beef; Canada; Qualitative; Values

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BEEF; CANADA; CASTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; POLICY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WEATHER;

EID: 84860147448     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/09627286.21.2.273     Document Type: Article

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