Positive animal welfare states and reference standards for welfare assessment

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-23

  Mellor, D J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Affective neuroscience; baseline standards; cognitive bias; natural living; positive welfare; reference standards; what animals want

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; STANDARDS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84920506859     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2014.926802     Document Type: Article

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