期刊
PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
卷 98, 期 2-3, 页码 215-220出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.11.011
关键词
Animal birth control (ABC); India; Health; Stray dog
资金
- Marwar Animal Protection Trust
- World Society for the Protection of Animals, and Humane Society International
- Ontario Veterinary College
- University Graduate Scholarship
Our objectives were to (1) estimate the prevalence of various health indices in the stray dog population in Jodhpur, India and (2) determine if there was an association between an animal birth control (ABC) program and the prevalence of these health indices in this population. A prevalence survey of 323 sexually intact stray dogs > 3 months caught from the streets of Jodhpur from September to November, 2005 indicated that low body condition score (70%), skin conditions (69%) and tick infestation (68%) were the most common health problems in this population. An observational study of 888 stray dogs on the streets of Jodhpur from March to April, 2006 revealed that sterilized dogs were more likely to have a higher body condition score (BCS) than sexually intact dogs when controlling for age, based on a multinomial regression model. However, sterilized dogs were more likely to have a skin condition than sexually intact dogs, based on a logistic regression model. Our observations of the surgical/kennel facility indicated that an effective tick control program was needed. Additionally, the current parasite control protocol at the kennel/shelter facility was inadequate to treat mange, a contact-transmitted skin disease. This is the first study to evaluate the associations between an ABC program and stray dog health, apart from rabies. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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