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Effects of Surgical Sterilization on Canine and Feline Health and on Society
Author(s) -
Root Kustritz MV
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02078.x
Subject(s) - sterilization (economics) , cats , medicine , population control , population , surgery , veterinary medicine , general surgery , family planning , environmental health , research methodology , business , finance , exchange rate , foreign exchange market
Contents Surgical sterilization of dogs and cats is a well‐accepted measure for population control in some countries, but is considered unethical as an elective surgery in other countries. This is a review of what is known regarding positive and negative effects of gonadectomy surgery on individual animals and on societal management of unowned dog and cat populations.