Demographic trends for animal care and control agencies in Ohio from 1996 to 2004

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-54

  Lord, Linda K ^a   Wittum, Thomas E ^a   Ferketich, Amy K ^a   Funk, Julie A ^a,b   Rajala Schultz, Paivi ^a   Kauffman, Ross M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Food Safety and Toxicology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; CAT; DEMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; DOG; NONHUMAN; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CASTRATION; CATS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; MALE; OHIO; POPULATION CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33745728959     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.229.1.48     Document Type: Article

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