Autores
Tenzin Tenzin, Joanna S McKenzie, Raphaël Vanderstichel, Bir Doj Rai, Karma Rinzin, Yeshey Tshering, Rinzin Pem, Chenga Tshering, Narapati Dahal, Kinzang Dukpa, Sithar Dorjee, Sonam Wangchuk, Peter D Jolly, Roger Morris, Michael P Ward
Fecha de publicación
2015/3/1
Revista
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Volumen
118
Número
4
Páginas
436-448
Editor
Elsevier
Descripción
In Bhutan, Capture-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release (CNVR) programs have been implemented to manage the dog population and control rabies, but no detailed evaluation has been done to assess their coverage and impact. We compared estimates of the dog population using three analytical methods: Lincoln-Petersen index, the Chapman estimate, and the logit-normal mixed effects model, and a varying number of count periods at different times of the day to recommend a protocol for applying the mark-resight framework to estimate free-roaming dog population abundance. We assessed the coverage of the CNVR program by estimating the proportion of dogs that were ear-notched and visually scored the health and skin condition of free-roaming dogs in Gelephu and Phuentsholing towns in south Bhutan, bordering India, in September–October 2012.
The estimated free-roaming dog population in Gelephu using the …
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