Seeing the animal: on the ethical implications of de-animalization in intensive animal production systems

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Seeing the animal : on the ethical implications of de-animalization in intensive animal production systems. / Harfeld, Jes Lynning ; Cornou, Cecile; Kornum, Anna; Gjerris, Mickey.

In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2016, p. 407-423.

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Harvard

Harfeld, JL, Cornou, C, Kornum, A & Gjerris, M 2016, 'Seeing the animal: on the ethical implications of de-animalization in intensive animal production systems', Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 407-423. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-016-9611-1

APA

Harfeld, J. L., Cornou, C., Kornum, A., & Gjerris, M. (2016). Seeing the animal: on the ethical implications of de-animalization in intensive animal production systems. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 29(3), 407-423. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-016-9611-1

Vancouver

Harfeld JL, Cornou C, Kornum A, Gjerris M. Seeing the animal: on the ethical implications of de-animalization in intensive animal production systems. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 2016;29(3):407-423. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-016-9611-1

Author

Harfeld, Jes Lynning ; Cornou, Cecile ; Kornum, Anna ; Gjerris, Mickey. / Seeing the animal : on the ethical implications of de-animalization in intensive animal production systems. In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 2016 ; Vol. 29, No. 3. pp. 407-423.

Bibtex

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