Assessment of stress levels among cats in four animal shelters

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 548-555

  McCobb, Emily C ^a   Patronek, Gary J ^a   Marder, Amy ^b   Dinnage, Julie D ^c   Stone, Michael S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Animal Rescue League of Boston   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; NOISE; NONHUMAN; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; STRESS; TIME FACTORS; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 13744260342     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.548     Document Type: Article

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