Livestock grazing behavior and inter- versus intraspecific disease risk via the fecal-oral route

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 426-432

  Smith, Lesley A ^a,d   White, Piran C L ^b   Marion, Glenn ^c   Hutchings, Michael R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c Biomath and Statistics Scotland   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fecal contact; Fecal defecation pattern; Pathogen exposure; Wildlife host feces

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; SWARD;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CERVIDAE; DAMA DAMA; MAMMALIA; MELES MELES; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 64949179958     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn143     Document Type: Article

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