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A FIELD TRIAL TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DELIVERING ORAL VACCINES TO WILD SWINE
1 Oct 1990
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A field study was conducted on Ossabaw Island, Georgia (USA) to determine the feasibility of delivering oral vaccines to wild swine (Sus scrofa). Baits were made of polymerbound fish meal and contained a gelatin capsule as a potential vaccine chamber. Two biomarkers, iophenoxic acid and tetracycline, were incorporated into each bait, and soured chicken mash was used as an attractant. Baits (n = 1,980) were...
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