Birth and death rate estimates of cats and dogs in U.S. households and related factors

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 229-241

  New Jr , John C ^a   Kelch, William J ^a   Hutchison, Jennifer M ^b   Salman, Mo D ^c   King, Mike ^c   Scarlett, Janet M ^d   Kass, Philip H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CAREGIVER; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HOUSEHOLD; LITTER SIZE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; UNITED STATES; VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BREEDING; CAT DISEASE; DOG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BIRTH RATE; BREEDING; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; MORTALITY; OWNERSHIP; POPULATION CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19844371898     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0704_1     Document Type: Article

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