Determinants of consumer intention to purchase animal-friendly milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 8304-8313

  de Graaf, Sophie ^a,b   Van Loo, Ellen J ^b   Bijttebier, Jo ^a   Vanhonacker, Filiep ^b   Lauwers, Ludwig ^a,b   Tuyttens, Frank A M ^a   Verbeke, Wim ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

animal welfare; consumer; dairy produce; survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BOVINE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; MILK; OVUM;

ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; CATTLE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; INTENTION; MILK; OVUM;

EID: 84991056304     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-10886     Document Type: Article

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