Citizens’ perception of modern pig production in Germany: a mixed-method research approach

British Food Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 2014-2032

  Weible, Daniela ^a   Christoph Schulz, Inken ^a   Salamon, Petra ^a   Zander, Katrin ^a  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal husbandry; Citizens expectations; Pig production; Population groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979204234     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-12-2015-0458     Document Type: Article

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