| the impact of badger removal on the control of tuberculosis in cattle herds in ireland. | in ireland, the herd prevalence of bovine tuberculosis has remained stable for several decades, and in common with several other countries, progress towards eradication has stalled. there is evidence in support of the potential role of infected badgers (meles meles, a protected species) in bovine tuberculosis in ireland and britain. however, this evidence on its own has not been sufficient to prove disease causation. field trials are likely to offer the best opportunity to define this role. buil ... | 2005 | 15748755 |
| sulfadimethoxine and rhodamine b as oral biomarkers for european badgers (meles meles). | a field study was carried out on little island (county waterford, ireland) in june 2000 to evaluate the potential of a bait-marking system for use in european badgers (meles meles). two oral biomarkers, sulfadimethoxine (sdm) and rhodamine b, were incorporated into fishmeal baits and distributed by hand at main sets in five test territories for 3 consecutive days. in parallel, non-biomarked baits were distributed at a single control territory. the objectives of the study were to: (1) assess the ... | 2002 | 12038137 |