Farm Animal Welfare: The Five Freedoms and the Free Market

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 229-237

  Webster, A J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Economics, quality control; Ethical analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; COMMERCE; ETHICS; GREAT BRITAIN; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84929523584     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2000.0563     Document Type: Review

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