A comparison of population estimation techniques for individually unidentifiable free-roaming dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring the size of free roaming dog populations quickly and accurately is critical in the implementation of numerous preventive health and population control interventions. However, few studies have investigated the relative performance of population size assessment tools when applied to dogs. The aim of this study was to compare the commonly used mark-resight methodology with distance sampling methods, which are less resource intensive, to estimate free-roaming dog abundance in Goa, India. Twenty-six working zones were surveyed along all roads twice by the same surveyor at the same time of day, following a vaccination campaign which included marking of vaccinated dogs with a coloured paint. The Chapman estimate was then used to evaluate the mark-resight abundance. Ad

SUBMITTER: Meunier NV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6556045 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature