The impact of broiler production system practices on consumer perceptions of animal welfare

Poultry Science

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3080-3095

  de Jonge, Janneke ^a   van Trijp, Hans C M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Broiler production system; Conjoint analysis; Consumer perception; Individual difference

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84887698915     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03334     Document Type: Article

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