title: Assuring the welfare of food animals.
abstract: There is a plethora of schemes for assuring the welfare of food animals but, with each having different standards and with incomplete coverage of all livestock sectors, consumers are confused about what they all mean. A debate at this year's BVA Congress highlighted the problem, and considered how it might be addressed at a farm and consumer level. Laura Honey reports.
authors: Laura
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authors: Honey
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000592:standards*; D000818:Animals; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005515:Food Labeling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D058751:Livestock; D006113:United Kingdom