Size and demography pattern of the domestic dog population in Bhutan: Implications for dog population management and disease control

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue , 2016, Pages 39-47

  Rinzin, Karma ^a,b   Tenzin, Tenzin ^b   Robertson, Ian ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b National Centre for Animal Health   (Bhutan)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Dog ownership; Domestic dog population; Owned dog; Population estimation; Stray dog

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BHUTAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG DISEASES; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PET ANIMAL; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BHUTAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PETS;

EID: 84959903100     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.01.030     Document Type: Article

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