Attitudes of Canadian Pig Producers Toward Animal Welfare

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 569-589

  Spooner, Jeffrey M ^a   Schuppli, Catherine A ^a   Fraser, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Attitudes; Canada; Pigs; Qualitative research; Values

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG; RESEARCH; STAKEHOLDER;

CANADA;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84905161577     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-013-9477-4     Document Type: Article

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