Commodifying animal welfare

Animal Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 131-135

  Buller, H ^a   Roe, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Commodification; Consumption; Free range eggs; Market; Welfare assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COMMODIFICATION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; EGG; FARM ANIMAL; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INDUSTRY; MARKETING; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860337033     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/096272812X13345905674042     Document Type: Article

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