Andersson Franko, Mikael
- Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2000Peer reviewed
Wahlström, Helene; Carpenter, Tim; Giesecke, Johan; Andersson, Mikael; Englund, Lena; Vågsholm, Ivar
The effect of random slaughter and meat inspection as a tool to detect or eradicate tuberculosis in large, extensive deer herds in Sweden was evaluated. A computer spreadsheet model based on the Reed–Frost method was developed. Numbers of new infections and of infected deer slaughtered as well as probability of detecting tuberculosis or slaughtering all infected deer in a herd, were simulated. The model predicted that, given a 20% annual slaughter and that disease was introduced with one infected deer, the infection would be detected or eliminated in most herds (90%) after 15 years
Deer; Mycobacterium bovis; Tuberculosis; Modelling; Transmission; Zoonoses; Meat inspection
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
2000, volume: 43, number: 2, pages: 103-116
Veterinary Science
Animal and Dairy Science
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/31151