The determinants of the intention to purchase animal welfare-friendly meat products in Spain

Animal Welfare

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 255-265

  Gracia, A ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Attitudes; Consumer; Ordered probit; Subjective norms; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

EID: 84877798997     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/09627286.22.2.255     Document Type: Article

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