Reduction of feral cat (Felis catus Linnaeus 1758) colony size following hysterectomy of adult female cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 436-440

  Mendes de Almeida, Flavya ^a   Remy, Gabriella L ^b   Gershony, Liza C ^a   Rodrigues, Daniela P ^b   Chame, Marcia ^c   Labarthe, Norma V ^a,c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Parque da Quinta da Boa Vista s n   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BRAZIL; CATS; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; POPULATION CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME FACTORS;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 79956121450     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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