A baiting system for delivery of an oral plague vaccine to black-tailed prairie dogs

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-39

  Creekmore, Terry E ^a,c   Rocke, Tonie E ^a   Hurley, Jerry ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Bait consumption preference; Biomarker efficiency; Black tailed prairie dog; Cynomys ludovicanus; Fleas; Opisocrostos hirsutus; Physiological markers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MICROSPHERE; PLAGUE VACCINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLAGUE; SCIURIDAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSPHERES; PLAGUE; PLAGUE VACCINE; SCIURIDAE; TETRACYCLINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036356638     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.1.32     Document Type: Article

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