What difference does a visit make? Changes in animal welfare perceptions after interested citizens tour a dairy farm

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Ventura, Beth Ann ^a   Von Keyserlingk, Marina A G ^a   Wittman, Hannah ^a   Weary, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PASTURE; WELLBEING; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL; BOVINE; DAIRYING; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FARMS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971669572     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154733     Document Type: Article

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