Public concerns about dairy-cow welfare: How should the industry respond?

Animal Production Science

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1201-1209

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

animal welfare; assurance; audit; milk; survey; trust

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; DAIRY FARMING; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; LEGISLATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MILK; POLICY APPROACH; REARING; SURVEY METHOD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85020213730     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN16680     Document Type: Review

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