The relationship between animal welfare and economic performance at farm level: a quantitative study of Danish pig producers

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The relationship between animal welfare and economic performance at farm level : a quantitative study of Danish pig producers. / Henningsen, Arne; Czekaj, Tomasz Gerard; Forkman, Björn; Lund, Mogens ; Nielsen, Aske Schou.

In: Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 69, No. 1, 2018, p. 142–162.

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Harvard

Henningsen, A, Czekaj, TG, Forkman, B, Lund, M & Nielsen, AS 2018, 'The relationship between animal welfare and economic performance at farm level: a quantitative study of Danish pig producers', Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 142–162. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12228

APA

Henningsen, A., Czekaj, T. G., Forkman, B., Lund, M., & Nielsen, A. S. (2018). The relationship between animal welfare and economic performance at farm level: a quantitative study of Danish pig producers. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 69(1), 142–162. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12228

Vancouver

Henningsen A, Czekaj TG, Forkman B, Lund M, Nielsen AS. The relationship between animal welfare and economic performance at farm level: a quantitative study of Danish pig producers. Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018;69(1):142–162. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12228

Author

Henningsen, Arne ; Czekaj, Tomasz Gerard ; Forkman, Björn ; Lund, Mogens ; Nielsen, Aske Schou. / The relationship between animal welfare and economic performance at farm level : a quantitative study of Danish pig producers. In: Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018 ; Vol. 69, No. 1. pp. 142–162.

Bibtex

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