Demography of the pet dog and cat population on the island of Ireland and human factors influencing pet ownership.

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Published in Prev Vet Med on August 22, 2009

Authors

Martin Downes1, Mary J Canty, Simon J More

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, Veterinary Science Centre, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. martin.downes@ucd.ie

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