The Ticking Clock: Addressing Farm Animal Welfare in Emerging Countries

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 179-195

  von Keyserlingk, Marina A G ^a   Hötzel, Maria José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal food products; Brazil; Ethics; Stakeholder engagement; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922073860     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: 1573322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-014-9518-7     Document Type: Review

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