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Title: Contact heterogeneities in feral swine: implications for disease management and future research

Journal Article · · Ecosphere
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1230 · OSTI ID:1248410
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  1. US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)., Fort Collins, CO (United States). National Wildlife Research Center
  2. Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Ecology Lab. (SREL); Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
  3. Univ. of Florida, Ona, FL (United States). Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Range Cattle Research and Education Center
  4. East Foundation, San Antonio, TX (United States)
  5. Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Uvalden, TX (United States)
  6. US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)., Auburn, AL (United States). USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services (WS)
  7. U.S. Geological Survey, Lafayette LA (United States). National Wetlands Research Center
  8. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service, New Ellenton, SC (United States). Southern Research Station
  9. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States). Dept. of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  10. Santa Lucia Conservancy, Carmel CA (United States); Texas A & M Univ., Kingsville, TX (United States). Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Inst.
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Contact rates vary widely among individuals in socially structured wildlife populations. Understanding the interplay of factors responsible for this variation is essential for planning effective disease management. Feral swine (Sus scrofa) are a socially structured species which pose an increasing threat to livestock and human health, and little is known about contact structure. We analyzed 11 GPS data sets from across the United States to understand the interplay of ecological and demographic factors on variation in co-location rates, a proxy for contact rates. Between-sounder contact rates strongly depended on the distance among home ranges (less contact among sounders separated by >2 km; negligible between sounders separated by >6 km), but other factors causing high clustering between groups of sounders also seemed apparent. Our results provide spatial parameters for targeted management actions, identify data gaps that could lead to improved management and provide insight on experimental design for quantitating contact rates and structure.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States); U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service, New Ellenton, SC (United States). Savannah River Operations; USDA Forest Service-Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (AU), Office of Security
Contributing Organization:
USDA Forest Service-Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC
Grant/Contract Number:
FC09-07SR22506; AI09-00SR22188; DE‐FC09‐07SR22506
OSTI ID:
1248410
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1248411; OSTI ID: 1329811; OSTI ID: 1360971
Report Number(s):
16-08-P
Journal Information:
Ecosphere, Vol. 7, Issue 3; ISSN 2150-8925
Publisher:
Ecological Society of AmericaCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 31 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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