Extending the 'Five Domains' model for animal welfare assessment to incorporate positive welfare states

Animal Welfare

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 241-253

  Mellor, D J ^a   Beausoleil, N J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Assessment framework; Five Domains model; Grading system; Positive welfare states; Welfare enhancement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIVE DOMAINS MODEL; HEALTH; MOTIVATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84940389096     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/09627286.24.3.241     Document Type: Article

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