Factors that can be used to predict release rates for wildlife casualties

Animal Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-367

  Molony, S E ^a   Baker, P J ^a   Garland, L ^a   Cuthill, I C ^a   Harris, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Predictive factors; Rehabilitation; Survival; Triage; Wildlife casualties

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INJURY SEVERITY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34547885791     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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