Effects of exercise and human contact on animal welfare in a dog shelter

Veterinary Record

Volumn 169, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 388-

  Menor Campos, D J ^a   Molleda Carbonell, J M ^a   Lopez Rodriguez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 80053644839     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d4757     Document Type: Article

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