Italian consumer awareness of layer hens' welfare standards: A cluster analysis

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 647-655

  Vecchio, Riccardo ^a   Annunziata, Azzurra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Italian consumer; Layer hens; Welfare standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867792236     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01040.x     Document Type: Article

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