The influence of visual stimulation on the behaviour of cats housed in a rescue shelter

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 166-174

  Ellis, Sarah L H ^a   Wells, Deborah L ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cats; Enrichment; Rescue shelters; Television; Visual stimulation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; FELID; MOVEMENT; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 46849087772     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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