Population estimation and trappability of the European badger (Meles meles): implications for tuberculosis management.

Estimates of population size and trappability inform vaccine efficacy modelling and are required for adaptive management during prolonged wildlife vaccination campaigns. We present an analysis of mark-recapture data from a badger vaccine (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) study in Ireland. This study is the...

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Main Authors: Andrew W Byrne, James O'Keeffe, Stuart Green, D Paddy Sleeman, Leigh A L Corner, Eamonn Gormley, Denise Murphy, S Wayne Martin, John Davenport
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3515448?pdf=render