A method for the economic valuation of animal welfare benefits using a single welfare score

Animal Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 125-130

  Bennett, R ^a   Kehlbacher, A ^a   Balcombe, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Benefit valuation; Economics; Methodology; Policy; Welfare score

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CHICKEN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEAT; NONHUMAN; POLICY; SCORING SYSTEM; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; GALLUS GALLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84860337130     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/096272812X13345905674006     Document Type: Article

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