Efficacy of dog-appeasing pheromone in reducing stress associated with social isolation in newly adopted puppies

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 73-80

  Gaultier, E ^a   Bonnafous, L ^a   Vienet Legue D ^b   Falewee, C ^a   Bougrat, L ^a   Lafont Lecuelle, C ^a   Pageat, P ^a  

^a Phérosynthèse Research Institute   (France)

^b CLINIQUE VÉTÉRINAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 49149114960     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.3.73     Document Type: Article

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