Assessment of behavior and physical condition of shelter cats as animal-based indicators of welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research
Keywords: aggregation, animal shelter, animal-based parameter, associations, behavioral sciences, cat, dogs, domestic cats, environmental enrichment, epidemiology, felis-sylvestris-catus, implementation, social behavior, stress, veterinary sciences, welfare, welfare assessment
2015
The effects of social interaction and environmental enrichment on the space use, behaviour and stress of owned housecats facing a novel environment
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: adaptation, adrenocortical, agriculture, animal welfare, behavioral sciences, behavioural stress, boarding catteries, cat welfare, dairy & animal science, dogs, domestic cats, environmental enrichment, faecal glucocorticoids, felis-sylvestris-catus, function, pairs, sciences, scoring, shelter, socialization, veterinary
2015