International cooperation in animal welfare: the Welfare Quality® project
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International cooperation in animal welfare: the Welfare Quality® project
Introduction Consumers' perception of food quality is not only determined by its overall nature and safety but also by the welfare status of the animal from which it was produced. In other words, animal welfare is an important attribute of an overall 'food quality concept'. Recent surveys carried out by the European Commission (e.g. [1,2]) as well as studies within Welfare Quality®, confirm tha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1751-0147
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-50-s1-s10