Effects of sheltering on behavior and fecal corticosterone level of elderly dogs
In Japan, the human population is aging rapidly, and the abandonment of dogs by the elderly people who have died or been hospitalized becomes a problem. It is hypothesized that elderly dogs have difficulty adapting to the novel circumstances when brought to an animal shelter. Therefore, the objectiv...
Main Authors: | Katsuji Uetake, Chu Han Yang, Aki Endo, Toshio Tanaka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Veterinary Science |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fvets.2016.00103/full |
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