西澳大利亚猫的便利样本中去势猫的患病率与年龄的关系。
Prevalence of desexed cats in relation to age in a convenience sample of Western Australian cats.
作者信息
Johnson J, Calver M C
机构信息
School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia; Cat Welfare Society Inc., Shenton Park, WA, Australia.
出版信息
Aust Vet J. 2014 Jun;92(6):226-7. doi: 10.1111/avj.12182.
BACKGROUND
Desexing percentages for pet cats in Australia are nearly 95%, but the high numbers of unwanted kittens surrendered to animal shelters suggest that many pet cats breed before the owners consider desexing, or that the mothers of many of these kittens are stray or feral.
METHODS AND RESULTS
A convenience sample of Western Australian pet cats of known age presented for microchipping (584 in 2012 and 316 in 2013) found that younger cats were less likely to be desexed. In 2012, 93.2% of cats aged ≥2 years were desexed compared with 49.4% of cats <2 years old, with the data for 2013 being 97.4% and 28%, respectively.
CONCLUSION
If these results are reflected nationally, desexing of prepubescent cats up to 4 months old could significantly reduce the numbers of unwanted kittens born to pet cats.
背景
澳大利亚宠物猫的绝育比例接近95%，但大量无人领养的小猫被送到动物收容所，这表明许多宠物猫在主人考虑绝育之前就已繁殖，或者这些小猫的许多母亲是流浪猫或野猫。
方法与结果
对西澳大利亚已知年龄的前来植入微芯片的宠物猫进行便利抽样（2012年584只，2013年316只），发现年龄较小的猫绝育的可能性较小。2012年，≥2岁的猫中有93.2%已绝育，而<2岁的猫中这一比例为49.4%，2013年的数据分别为97.4%和28%。
结论
如果这些结果在全国范围内得到体现，对4个月大及以下青春期前的猫进行绝育可以显著减少宠物猫生下的无人领养小猫的数量。
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