Visibly marked and microchipped lost dogs have a higher chance to find their owners in Belgrade
Abstract
The aim of the study was to analyse the demographic characteristics of lost and found dogs in Belgrade, Serbia. The demographic data concerning the 246 lost and 81 found dogs in the period of 5 consecutive years (January, 2009 to January 2014) was sampled and analysed from the data bases of four organizations for animal protection in Belgrade. The recovery rate of lost dogs and the chance to be reunited again with their owners was 33%. The highest recovery rate was estimated in the category of lost dogs with visible marks such as tags or collars (30%). The chi-square test disclosed that besides dogs with special visible marks, significantly more females, light colour coated, friendly/sociable and neutered dogs were reunited with their owners (P<0.0001).
Keywords:
demographic characteristics / dog / found / lostSource:
Macedonian Veterinary Review, 2015, 38, 1, 79-83Publisher:
- Univ Sv Kiril & Metodij Skopje, Fak Veterinarna Medicina, Skopje
DOI: 10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.12.035
ISSN: 1409-7621
WoS: 000362207200009
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84924787413
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Vučinić, Marijana AU - Radisavljević, Katarina AU - Hammond-Seaman, Alexandra AU - Ilieski, Vlatko PY - 2015 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1281 AB - The aim of the study was to analyse the demographic characteristics of lost and found dogs in Belgrade, Serbia. The demographic data concerning the 246 lost and 81 found dogs in the period of 5 consecutive years (January, 2009 to January 2014) was sampled and analysed from the data bases of four organizations for animal protection in Belgrade. The recovery rate of lost dogs and the chance to be reunited again with their owners was 33%. The highest recovery rate was estimated in the category of lost dogs with visible marks such as tags or collars (30%). The chi-square test disclosed that besides dogs with special visible marks, significantly more females, light colour coated, friendly/sociable and neutered dogs were reunited with their owners (P<0.0001). PB - Univ Sv Kiril & Metodij Skopje, Fak Veterinarna Medicina, Skopje T2 - Macedonian Veterinary Review T1 - Visibly marked and microchipped lost dogs have a higher chance to find their owners in Belgrade VL - 38 IS - 1 SP - 79 EP - 83 DO - 10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.12.035 ER -
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Vučinić, M., Radisavljević, K., Hammond-Seaman, A.,& Ilieski, V.. (2015). Visibly marked and microchipped lost dogs have a higher chance to find their owners in Belgrade. in Macedonian Veterinary Review Univ Sv Kiril & Metodij Skopje, Fak Veterinarna Medicina, Skopje., 38(1), 79-83. https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.12.035
Vučinić M, Radisavljević K, Hammond-Seaman A, Ilieski V. Visibly marked and microchipped lost dogs have a higher chance to find their owners in Belgrade. in Macedonian Veterinary Review. 2015;38(1):79-83. doi:10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.12.035 .
Vučinić, Marijana, Radisavljević, Katarina, Hammond-Seaman, Alexandra, Ilieski, Vlatko, "Visibly marked and microchipped lost dogs have a higher chance to find their owners in Belgrade" in Macedonian Veterinary Review, 38, no. 1 (2015):79-83, https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.12.035 . .