Towards a 'good life' for farm animals: Development of a resource tier framework to achieve positive welfare for laying hens

Animals

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 584-605

  Edgar, Joanne L ^a   Mullan, Siobhan M ^a   Pritchard, Joy C ^a   McFarlane, Una J C ^a   Main, David C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Certification; Chicken; Farm assurance scheme; Good life; Laying hen; Positive welfare; Quality of life; Resource

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880940944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20762615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ani3030584     Document Type: Article

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