| use of akaike information criteria for model selection and inference. an application to assess prevention of gastrointestinal parasitism and respiratory mortality of guinean goats in kolda, senegal. | a field experiment was carried out in kolda (southern senegal) from july 1986 to july 1988. its goals were to: (1) describe the patterns of mortality of female guinean goats by age, season and year; (2) assess preventive measures against respiratory diseases and gastrointestinal parasitism in reducing mortality; and (3) estimate the overall impact of these measures on survival to 1 year of age. preventive measures for respiratory disease included vaccination against peste des petits ruminants (p ... | 2002 | 12392874 |