Why are most EU pigs tail docked? Economic and ethical analysis of four pig housing and management scenarios in the light of EU legislation and animal welfare outcomes

scientific article published on 2 November 2015

Why are most EU pigs tail docked? Economic and ethical analysis of four pig housing and management scenarios in the light of EU legislation and animal welfare outcomes is …
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P356DOI10.1017/S1751731115002098
P698PubMed publication ID26522665

P50authorPeter SandøeQ45900703
Alistair B. LawrenceQ51432585
Sarah H IsonQ57075217
Bouda Vosough AhmadiQ57971038
Richard B D'EathQ59690369
Marie Erika BuschQ73461306
Kenneth Md RutherfordQ79610124
P2093author name stringS P Turner
H T Anker
J K Niemi
K K Jensen
T Jensen
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P921main subjectanimal welfareQ459426
research ethicsQ1132684
housingQ1247867
ethical analysisQ98139384
P304page(s)687-699
P577publication date2015-11-02
P1433published inAnimalQ2757752
P1476titleWhy are most EU pigs tail docked? Economic and ethical analysis of four pig housing and management scenarios in the light of EU legislation and animal welfare outcomes
P478volume10