A questionnaire-based evaluation of the veterinary cordon fence separating wildlife and livestock along the boundary of the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 210-220

  Jori, F ^a,b   Brahmbhatt, D ^c   Fosgate, G T ^b   Thompson, P N ^b   Budke, C ^c   Ward, M P ^c,e   Ferguson, K ^b   Gummow, B ^b,d  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control; Fence; Infectious diseases; Interface; Transmission; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVESTOCK; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTRIC WIRING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIVESTOCK; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA; BOS; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA; PHACOCHOERUS; PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS; SYNCERUS CAFFER; TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS;

EID: 79957955363     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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