Field Studies Evaluating Bait Acceptance and Handling by Dogs in Navajo Nation, USA
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Field Trial
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Material | Size (cm) | Weight (gr) | |
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Bait | |||
Intestine | boiled local cow intestine sections | 8–12 cm long | 20–30 |
Fishmeal | vegetable fats + fishmeal | 8.5 × 4.0 × 1.2 | 43 |
Egg | gelatin + egg powder | 8.5 × 4.0 × 1.2 | 43 |
Blister | |||
Capsule | PVC + aluminum foil | 6.5 × 3.0 × 0.7 | 3.5 mL |
Sachet | Biodegradable foil | 5.0 × 3.0 × 0.4 | 3.5 mL |
Bait Accepted | Bait Consumed Completely | Blister Swallowed | Blister Perforated | ‘Vaccinated’ | ||||||||||||
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Bait | Blister | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI |
egg | capsule | 140 | 74.5 | 69.3–82.1 | 106 | 86.9 | 79.6–92.3 | 57 | 42.2 | 33.8–51.0 | 112 | 94.9 | 89.3–98.1 | 114 | 91.2 | 84.8–95.5 |
sachet | 110 | 81.5 | 73.9–87.6 | 90 | 90.0 | 82.4–95.1 | 82 | 80.4 | 71.4–87.6 | 90 | 94.7 | 88.1–98.3 | 90 | 88.2 | 80.4–93.8 | |
fish | capsule | 40 | 87.0 | 73.7–95.1 | 34 | 87.2 | 72.6–95.7 | 6 | 15.8 | 6.0–31.3 | 29 | 78.4 | 61.8–90.2 | 20 | 55.6 | 38.1–72.1 |
sachet | 33 | 75.0 | 59.7–86.8 | 28 | 90.3 | 74.2–98.0 | 20 | 66.7 | 47.2–82.7 | 22 | 88.0 | 68.8–97.5 | 24 | 85.7 | 67.3–96.0 | |
intestine | capsule | 39 | 88.6 | 75.4–96.2 | 34 | 97.1 | 75.2–97.1 | 27 | 73.0 | 55.9–86.2 | 28 | 96.6 | 82.2–99.9 | 29 | 87.9 | 71.8–96.6 |
sachet | 40 | 95.2 | 83.8–99.4 | 37 | 97.4 | 86.2–99.9 | 37 | 94.9 | 82.7–99.4 | 19 | 76.0 | 54.9–90.6 | 23 | 79.3 | 60.3–92.0 | |
Total | 402 | 80.6 | 76.8–83.9 | 329 | 90.1 | 86.6–93.0 | 229 | 60.3 | 55.0–65.1 | 300 | 91.2 | 87.6–94.0 | 300 | 85.0 | 80.8–88.5 |
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Bender, S.; Bergman, D.; Vos, A.; Martin, A.; Chipman, R. Field Studies Evaluating Bait Acceptance and Handling by Dogs in Navajo Nation, USA. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2017, 2, 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed2020017
Bender S, Bergman D, Vos A, Martin A, Chipman R. Field Studies Evaluating Bait Acceptance and Handling by Dogs in Navajo Nation, USA. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2017; 2(2):17. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed2020017
Chicago/Turabian StyleBender, Scott, David Bergman, Adrian Vos, Ashlee Martin, and Richard Chipman. 2017. "Field Studies Evaluating Bait Acceptance and Handling by Dogs in Navajo Nation, USA" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2, no. 2: 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed2020017