5 research outputs found
Acceptance of candidate baits by domestic dogs for delivery of oral rabies vaccines
Protocols for evaluating oral rabies vaccine baits for domestic dogs were field tested in central Mexico,
after which dog-food manufacturers and suppliers to the pet-food industry were advised as to potential
ingredients for use in prototype dog baits. Bait-preference trials in which confined dogs were used were
then undertaken, followed by field tests of free-ranging farmer-owned dogs in three towns in the Nile
River Delta region of Egypt. Both confined and free-ranging dogs showed strong preferences for certain
baits or bait coatings (poultry, beef tallow, cheese, egg and a proprietary product). Fish-meal polymer
baits, widely used for wildlife species, were less preferred. In Egypt, a commercial dog-food-meal
bait coated with beef tallow and dry cheese was consumed at a rate approaching that of a chicken-head
bait.
The percentage baits that were actually eaten after they had been offered to dogs, ranged from
71-96% for household dogs tested in Mexico, 65-91% for confined dogs (beagles and mixed breeds)
tested in the United States, and 32-88% for farmer-owned dogs tested in Egypt.The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi.
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