A Case-Controlled Comparison of Behavioural Arousal Levels in Urine Spraying and Latrining Cats
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Recruitment and Selection
2.1.1. Group S (“Sprayers”)
2.1.2. Group L (“Latriners”)
2.2. Faecal Samples and Determination of Cortisol Metabolites
2.3. Recording of Cat Behaviour
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Faecal Cortisol Metabolites (FCMs)
3.1.1. Group S—Spraying Dyads
3.1.2. Group L—Latrining Dyads
3.1.3. Group S X Group L
3.2. Behaviours Recorded
3.2.1. Group S—Spraying Dyads
3.2.2. Group L—Latrining Dyads
3.2.3. Group S X Group L
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ramos, D.; Reche-Junior, A.; Luzia Fragoso, P.; Palme, R.; Handa, P.; Chelini, M.O.; Simon Mills, D. A Case-Controlled Comparison of Behavioural Arousal Levels in Urine Spraying and Latrining Cats. Animals 2020, 10, 117. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10010117
Ramos D, Reche-Junior A, Luzia Fragoso P, Palme R, Handa P, Chelini MO, Simon Mills D. A Case-Controlled Comparison of Behavioural Arousal Levels in Urine Spraying and Latrining Cats. Animals. 2020; 10(1):117. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10010117
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamos, Daniela, Archivaldo Reche-Junior, Priscila Luzia Fragoso, Rupert Palme, Patricia Handa, Marie Odile Chelini, and Daniel Simon Mills. 2020. "A Case-Controlled Comparison of Behavioural Arousal Levels in Urine Spraying and Latrining Cats" Animals 10, no. 1: 117. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10010117