Blood characteristics and reproductive status of stray cats (Felis silvestris catus) in an urban residential area of Japan
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- UETAKE Katsuji
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
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- YAMADA Sayoko
- Kanagawa Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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- KANEKO Kazuyuki
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
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- FUJIMORI Wataru
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
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- SATO Reiichiro
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
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- TANAKA Toshio
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
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- Other Title
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- 都市部住宅地におけるノラネコの血液性状および繁殖状況
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Abstract
To ascertain the health and reproductive status of free-roaming stray cats (Felis silvestris catus) in an urban residential area of Japan, an epidemiological investigation was conducted. Reproductive data collection (306 female cats) and blood tests for biochemical and infectious parameters (31 cats) were carried out in a typical residential area in a large city, Yokohama. All subjects were stray cats that were sterilized by a trap-neuter-return program. The proportion of female cats found to be pregnant was relatively high during March and July and peaked in April (58.6%). Mean litter size (±SD) was 3.8±0.5. Some cats showed a value out of the reference ranges in the blood tests, but no cat suffered from FeLV and FIV. Generally, reproductive and health status of free-roaming stray cats in Yokohama was not bad compared with that of healthy indoor cats. This serves as a reference to promote a measure so-called "Chiiki-neko" program based on sterilization.
Journal
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- Animal Behaviour and Management
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Animal Behaviour and Management 50 (1), 1-5, 2014
Japanese Soceity for Animal Behaviour and Management
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390282680236269696
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- NII Article ID
- 110009798426
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- NII Book ID
- AA12018166
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- ISSN
- 24241776
- 18802133
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- NDL BIB ID
- 025345855
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- IRDB
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- CiNii Articles
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- Disallowed