Dog breeding in New Providence, The Bahamas, and its potential impact on the roaming dog population I: Planned and Accidental

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-260

  Fielding, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BAHAMAS   (Bahamas)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL SOCIETY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BAHAMAS; BREEDING; CAREGIVER; DOG; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PEDIGREE; PERCEPTION; PUPPY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; CASTRATION; POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; BAHAMAS; BREEDING; CASTRATION; DOGS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; POPULATION;

EID: 77953936558     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2010.483881     Document Type: Article

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