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Stray dog population demographics in Jodhpur, India following a population control/rabies vaccination program
- Source :
- Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 97:51-57
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2010.
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Abstract
- Animal Birth Control (ABC) is a program by which stray dogs are sterilized and vaccinated against rabies with the aim of controlling both dog population size and rabies. Population size and demographics of stray dogs were measured before and after implementation of an ABC program in Jodhpur, India. Dog population size declined (p0.05) in three of five areas surveyed, showed a decreasing trend (p0.05) in 1 area, and remained stable in 1 area between 2005 and 2007. By 2007, 61.8-86.5% of the free-roaming dog population was surgically sterilized and vaccinated for rabies in the areas surveyed. In March-May, 2007, adults comprised 80-96% of the free-roaming dog population, while subadults and puppies comprised 0-18 and 0-4%, respectively. The male:female ratio among dogs3 months old was 1.4:1. A population demographic model predicted that at the current level of sterilization/rabies vaccination, vaccination coverage would remain above 70%, and the dog population would decrease by 69% reaching stability after 13-18 years. A surgical sterilization coverage under 40% would maintain the dog population at current levels.
- Subjects :
- Male
Veterinary medicine
Rabies
media_common.quotation_subject
Population
India
Animals, Wild
Population density
Population control
Birth control
Mark and recapture
Dogs
Food Animals
medicine
Animals
Castration
Dog Diseases
education
Demography
media_common
Population Density
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Population size
medicine.disease
Vaccination
Rabies Vaccines
Female
Animal Science and Zoology
Population Control
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01675877
- Volume :
- 97
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Preventive Veterinary Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....eeaf6ad0886f3027c5f0aa7c52c68ffb
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.07.009