A review of the housing requirements of domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) kept in the home

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 97-109

  Rochlitz, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cat; Companion animal; Environmental enrichment; Housing; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FELID;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 23744481055     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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