Aromatherapy for travel-induced excitement in dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 229, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 964-967

  Wells, Deborah L ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAVENDER OIL;

AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CASTRATION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; EXCITEMENT; FEMALE; LAVENDER; MALE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PROVOCATION TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; STANDING; TRAVEL; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; AROMATHERAPY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOGS; FEMALE; LAVANDULA; MALE; ODORS; PLANT EXTRACTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 33748787155     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.229.6.964     Document Type: Article

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