All Outputs (2)

A Prospective Cohort Study Investigating the Impact of Neutering Bitches Prepubertally or Post-Pubertally on Physical Development (2023)
Journal Article
Moxon, R., Freeman, S. L., Payne, R., Godfrey-Hunt, J., Corr, S., & England, G. C. W. (2023). A Prospective Cohort Study Investigating the Impact of Neutering Bitches Prepubertally or Post-Pubertally on Physical Development. Animals, 13(9), Article 1431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13091431

No previous large prospective cohort studies have been identified that have investigated the impact of the surgical neutering of bitches before or after known puberty on their growth and physical development. This study was designed to examine the da... Read More about A Prospective Cohort Study Investigating the Impact of Neutering Bitches Prepubertally or Post-Pubertally on Physical Development.

Effect of neutering timing in relation to puberty on female dog behaviour—A scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Moxon, R., Freeman, S. L., Payne, R., Corr, S., & England, G. C. W. (2023). Effect of neutering timing in relation to puberty on female dog behaviour—A scoping review. Veterinary Record, 193(1), Article e2882. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.2882

Background
There are contradictory findings in the literature relating to the effects of timing of neutering on bitch behaviour that make decision making regarding neutering timing difficult.

Methods
A scoping review was designed to identify an... Read More about Effect of neutering timing in relation to puberty on female dog behaviour—A scoping review.