Comparison of mark-resight methods to estimate abundance and rabies vaccination coverage of free-roaming dogs in two urban areas of south Bhutan

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 436-448

  Tenzin, Tenzin ^a   McKenzie, Joanna S ^b   Vanderstichel, Raphaël ^c   Rai, Bir Doj ^d   Rinzin, Karma ^a,e   Tshering, Yeshey ^a   Pem, Rinzin ^d   Tshering, Chenga ^f   Dahal, Narapati ^a   Dukpa, Kinzang ^a   Dorjee, Sithar ^c,g   Wangchuk, Sonam ^h   Jolly, Peter D ^b   Morris, Roger ⁱ   Ward, Michael P ^j  

^a National Centre for Animal Health   (Bhutan)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^d Department of Livestock   (Bhutan)

^e MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Department of Livestock   (Bhutan)

^g Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority   (Bhutan)

^h Ministry of Health   (Bhutan)

ⁱ MorVet Ltd   (New Zealand)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Bhutan; CNVR coverage; Free roaming dogs; Mark resight methods; Population survey; Rabies

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; BHUTAN; BODY CONSTITUTION; CASTRATION; DOG; DOG DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PROCEDURES; RABIES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BHUTAN; BODY CONSTITUTION; CASTRATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84923083334     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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