Evaluation of plasma cortisol levels and behavior in dogs wearing bark control collars

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 96-106

  Steiss, Janet E ^a   Schaffer, Caroline ^a   Ahmad, Hafiz A ^a   Voith, Victoria L ^b  

^a Nursing and Allied Health   (United States)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark collar; Barking; Cortisol; Dog; Scent collar; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CANID; PLASMA; SCENT MARKING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 34347327254     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.06.018     Document Type: Article

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