Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Cats
3.2. Colonies
3.3. Breeds and Sex
3.4. Age
3.5. Body Condition
3.6. Causes of Death
3.7. Statistical Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Grieco, V.; Crepaldi, P.; Giudice, C.; Roccabianca, P.; Sironi, G.; Brambilla, E.; Magistrelli, S.; Ravasio, G.; Granatiero, F.; Invernizzi, A.; et al. Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report. Animals 2021, 11, 3308. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113308
Grieco V, Crepaldi P, Giudice C, Roccabianca P, Sironi G, Brambilla E, Magistrelli S, Ravasio G, Granatiero F, Invernizzi A, et al. Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report. Animals. 2021; 11(11):3308. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113308
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrieco, Valeria, Paola Crepaldi, Chiara Giudice, Paola Roccabianca, Giuseppe Sironi, Eleonora Brambilla, Sonia Magistrelli, Giuliano Ravasio, Federico Granatiero, Anna Invernizzi, and et al. 2021. "Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report" Animals 11, no. 11: 3308. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113308
APA StyleGrieco, V., Crepaldi, P., Giudice, C., Roccabianca, P., Sironi, G., Brambilla, E., Magistrelli, S., Ravasio, G., Granatiero, F., Invernizzi, A., & Caniatti, M. (2021). Causes of Death in Stray Cat Colonies of Milan: A Five-Year Report. Animals, 11(11), 3308. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113308