Factors associated with cat ownership in a community in the UK

Veterinary Record

Volumn 166, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 354-357

  Westgarth, C ^a   Pinchbeck, G L ^a   Bradshaw, J W S ^c   Dawson, S ^a   Gaskeil, R M ^b   Christley, R M ^a  

^a Department of Veterinary Clinical Science ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CAT; DOG; FEMALE; HORSE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HORSES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77950468680     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.c1606     Document Type: Article

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