| evaluation of the cervidtb stat-pak for the detection of mycobacterium bovis infection in wild deer in great britain. | deer are acknowledged as hosts of mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (btb), and determining the prevalence of infection in deer species is one of the key steps in understanding the epidemiological role played by cervids in the transmission and maintenance of btb in the united kingdom. this study evaluated a rapid lateral-flow test for the detection of btb in samples from wild deer species in the united kingdom. fallow deer (dama dama), roe deer (capreolus capreolus), ... | 2009 | 19656989 |
| estimating the risk of cattle exposure to tuberculosis posed by wild deer relative to badgers in england and wales. | wild deer populations in great britain are expanding in range and probably in numbers, and relatively high prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (btb, caused by infection with mycobacterium bovis) in deer occurs locally in parts of southwest england. to evaluate the m. bovis exposure risk posed to cattle by wild deer relative to badgers in england and wales, we constructed and parameterized a quantitative risk model with the use of information from the literature (on deer densities, activity pattern ... | 2009 | 19901384 |
| lack of biochemical polymorphism in british fallow deer. | seven-hundred and ninety-four samples of fallow deer (dama dama l.) blood or tissue were collected from 37 sites in england and wales. a selection of these samples was screened for electrophoretic variation at each of 30 loci (minimum of 88 samples per locus). no genetic variation was found. possible explanations for the lack of polymorphism are discussed. it is suggested that european fallow deer experienced a genetic bottleneck during a period of captivity in mesolithic or neolithic times. | 1985 | 4055416 |