Dog assisted interventions in a specialized centre and potential concerns for animal welfare

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Marinelli, Lieta ^a   Normando, S ^a   Siliprandi, C ^b   Salvadoretti, M ^b   Mongillo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age of the client; Animal Assisted Intervention; Animal welfare; Dog

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIALIZATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; DOGS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 70049089024     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-009-9256-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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