Characteristics of owned dogs on the island of New Providence, The Bahamas

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 245-260

  Fielding, William J ^a   Plumridge, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BAHAMAS   (Bahamas)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BAHAMAS; BREEDING; CASTRATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; INTERVIEW; LITTER SIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ADULT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BAHAMAS; BREEDING; CASTRATION; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; OWNERSHIP; POPULATION CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33644626077     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0804_2     Document Type: Article

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