Efforts to Control and Eradicate Brucellosis in Wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Area

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Publication Type:

Conference Paper

Authors:

Thorne, E. Tom; David Price; John Kopec; David Hunter; Scott G. Smith; Thomas J. Roffe; Keith Aune

Source:

Brucellosis, Bison, Elk, and Cattle in the Greater Yellowstone Area: Defining the Problem, Exploring Solutions, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Greater Yellowstone Interagency Brucellosis Committee, Jackson, WY, p.101-119 (1994)

Call Number:

636.089 B886 1997

Keywords:

bison; brucella; brucella abortus; bacteria; brucellosis; cattle; elk; eradication; wildlife health

Abstract:

Brucellosis in elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) and bison (Bison bison) in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) is one of the most serious and difficult problems associated with a domestic animal disease in free-ranging wildlife in North America. This is not because of the effects of brucellosis on wildlife, but rather due to the implications to local and national livestock industries. Even though extensive efforts have not been recognized. In this paper, we describe many of these efforts and recommend further activities.

Notes:

Found at Yellowstone Research LibraryNatureBib ID: 652386