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Table 2 Demographic description (sex, age and origin) of the studied cat population

From: Importation of cats and risk of parasite spread: a Caribbean perspective and case study from St Kitts

 

DVM student-owned cats, n (%)

Sampled cats, n (%)

Male

 Kitten (< 6 months)

8 (7.0)

4 (4.4)

 Young (6–11 months)

12 (10.4)

10 (11.1)

 Adult (1–6 years)

35 (30.4)

28 (31.1)

 Senior (7+ years)

3 (2.6)

3 (3.3)

Female

 Kitten (< 6 months)

12 (10.4)

8 (8.9)

 Young (6–11 months)

12 (10.4)

6 (6.7)

 Adult (1–6 years)

29 (25.2)

28 (31.1)

 Senior (7+ years)

4 (3.5)

3 (3.3)

Place of birth (Missing value: 1)

 St Kitts

92 (88.5)

69 (77.5)

USA

20 (19.2)

18 (17.3)

 Canada

2 (1.9)

2 (1.9)

  1. Notes: “DVM student-owned cats” column describes the cat population of DVM students who answered the questionnaire while the “sampled cats” column describes the cats from which samples were collected