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1.2 Artikels & Verslagen
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DUNCAN, I.J.H. (1992), ‘Measuring Preferences and the Strenght of Preferences’, Poultry Science 71: 658-663.
DUNCAN, I.J.H. (2002), ‘Poultry welfare: science or subjectivity?’, Britisch Poultry Science 43: 643-652.
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1.3 Websites
Portalen van de Algemene Directie Statistiek en Economische Informatie, Landbouwportaal veeteelt en kleinveeteelt, 1-04-2008, (http://statbel.fgov.be/port/home_nl.asp).
VILT, landbouwrapport 2005, 22-03-2008, (http://www.vilt.be).
1.4 Eindwerken
LEENSTRA, F.R. (1987), Fat deposition in a broiler sire strain, Proefschrift Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen.
WEMELSFELDER, F. (1993), Animal boredom: Towards an empirical approach of animal subjectivity, Universiteit Leiden.
1.5 Wetteksten
RICHTLIJN 2007/43/EG van de raad van 28 juni 2007 tot vaststelling van minimumvoorschriften voor de bescherming van vleeskuikens.