Public and Consumer Policies for Higher Welfare Food Products: Challenges and Opportunities

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 153-171

  Vanhonacker, Filiep ^a   Verbeke, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Communication; Consumer; Farm animal welfare; Information; Label; Policy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD POLICY; INFORMATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84893778414     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-013-9479-2     Document Type: Review

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