Societal views and animal welfare science: Understanding why the modified cage may fail and other stories

Animal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 309-317

  Weary, D M ^a   Ventura, B A ^a   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

animal well being; producer engagement; public attitudes; science policy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; BOVINE; CHICKEN; FEMALE; HORN; HYGIENE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL BIAS; SURGERY; TAIL; TRENDS; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CATTLE; CHICKENS; FEMALE; HORNS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYGIENE; MOTIVATION; PAIN; PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TAIL;

EID: 84955146714     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731115001160     Document Type: Article

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