The price of responsibility: ethics of animal husbandry in a time of climate change

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The price of responsibility : ethics of animal husbandry in a time of climate change. / Gjerris, Mickey; Gamborg, Christian; Röcklinsberg, H.; Anthony, R.

I: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Bind 24, Nr. 4, 2011, s. 331-350.

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Gjerris, M, Gamborg, C, Röcklinsberg, H & Anthony, R 2011, 'The price of responsibility: ethics of animal husbandry in a time of climate change', Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, bind 24, nr. 4, s. 331-350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-010-9270-6

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Gjerris, M., Gamborg, C., Röcklinsberg, H., & Anthony, R. (2011). The price of responsibility: ethics of animal husbandry in a time of climate change. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 24(4), 331-350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-010-9270-6

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Gjerris M, Gamborg C, Röcklinsberg H, Anthony R. The price of responsibility: ethics of animal husbandry in a time of climate change. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 2011;24(4):331-350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-010-9270-6

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Gjerris, Mickey ; Gamborg, Christian ; Röcklinsberg, H. ; Anthony, R. / The price of responsibility : ethics of animal husbandry in a time of climate change. I: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 2011 ; Bind 24, Nr. 4. s. 331-350.

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