Wildlife risk mitigation protocols reduce risk species visits and pathogen marker detection in open-air farms
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Wildlife risk mitigation protocols (RMPs) reduced high-risk wildlife visits by 30% and pathogen marker detection by 18% on outdoor farms. These findings highlight RMPs
Area Of Science
- Veterinary Public Health
- Wildlife Ecology
- Environmental Microbiology
Background
- Outdoor farming systems balance biodiversity benefits with increased disease risk at the wildlife-livestock interface.
- Wildlife risk mitigation protocols (RMPs) are proposed for disease control, but their effectiveness requires further assessment.
Purpose Of The Study
- To quantify the impact of farm-specific RMPs on wildlife detection and pathogen marker prevalence.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of RMPs in reducing disease transmission risks in outdoor farming.
Main Methods
- Revisited 14 farms from a pilot study to assess RMP implementation.
- Utilized camera traps (CTs) for wildlife detection and environmental nucleic acid detection (ENAD) with sponges for pathogen markers.
Main Results
- RMP application led to a 30% reduction in high-risk wildlife farm visits and an 18% decrease in pathogen marker detection frequency.
- Significant reduction in Salmonella spp. (invA marker) detection frequency, correlating with decreased wild boar detection.
- Varied effects observed across farms, with some small ruminant farms showing increased detection of certain species/markers.
Conclusions
- Farm-specific RMPs demonstrate effectiveness in mitigating wildlife presence and pathogen detection in outdoor farming systems.
- Noninvasive monitoring methods (CTs and ENAD) are valuable tools for assessing interventions at the wildlife-livestock interface.
- Findings support the broader application of RMPs and monitoring techniques across diverse farming systems and pathogens.
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