Socialization and stress in cats (Felis silvestris catus) housed singly and in groups in animal shelters

Animal Welfare

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-26

  Kessler, M R ^a,c   Turner, D C ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Inst Appl Ethology Anim Psychol   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal husbandry; Animal shelter; Animal welfare; Cat; Socialization; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038387845     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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