A baiting system for the oral rabies vaccination of wild foxes and skunks.
A bait delivery system has been developed for red foxes and skunks in Ontario, Canada. A biomarker (Tetracycline HCl) is incorporated into a meatball in a plastic bag. Deposits of tetracycline in teeth are detected microscopically with ultra-violet illumination of undecalcified sections. Baits were dropped from aircraft at the rate of 35 per km2 and accepted by 70% of foxes and 60% of skunks in the test area. Trials of various strains of inactivated vaccines are in progress.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D005589:Foxes; D012889:Mephitidae; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011819:Rabies Vaccines