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The need for a quantitative assessment of animal welfare trade-offs in climate change mitigation scenarios

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2015

P. Llonch*
Affiliation:
Scotland’s Rural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
A. B. Lawrence
Affiliation:
Scotland’s Rural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
M. J. Haskell
Affiliation:
Scotland’s Rural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
I. Blanco-Penedo
Affiliation:
IRTA, Veïnat de Síes, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain
S. P. Turner
Affiliation:
Scotland’s Rural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
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