Animal welfare and society concerns finding the missing link

Meat Science

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 461-469

  Grandin, Temple ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cattle; Meloxicam (PubChem CID: 54677470); Pigs; Ractopamine (PubChem CID: 14010333); Sheep; Slaughter; Welfare auditing; Zilpaterol (PubChem CID: C10 11507658)

Indexed keywords

MEATS;

ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE; PIGS; PUBCHEM; SHEEP; SLAUGHTER; WELFARE AUDITING;

ANIMALS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ATTITUDE; DIET; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MEAT; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; DIET; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MEAT;

EID: 84905037549     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.05.011     Document Type: Article

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