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Bovine tuberculosis in brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) : studies on vaccination, experimental infection, and disease transmission : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University
(Massey University, 2001)
The objectives of the research program were to obtain a better understanding of BCG as a tuberculosis vaccine in possums, and assess its potential as a tool for controlling tuberculosis in wild possum populations. A series ...
Bovine tuberculosis in the Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) : behaviour and the development of an aerosol vaccinator : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science at Massey University
(Massey University, 2001)
The Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a wildlife reservoir of tuberculosis
(Mycobacterium bovis) in New Zealand. The disease is endemic over one third of the country. Possum
control operations have ...
Epidemiological studies to inform control strategies for paratuberculosis in farmed deer : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2010)
Paratuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), occurs
in a range of ruminant species, and has been diagnosed in wild and domesticated
deer worldwide. The disease process in other ruminants ...
To immunise or not to immunise : mothers' discourses of childhood immunisation : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University
(Massey University, 1997)
The focus of the present study was on mothers' talk about their decisions regarding childhood immunisation and the factors influencing them. This was examined using Potter and Wetherell's (1987) and Parker's (1992) approaches ...
Modelling infectious disease epidemiology and vaccination impact : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2009)
This thesis presents mathematical models for the dynamics of vaccine preventable diseases,
specifically looking at the New Zealand situation. Through the use of integral and
differential equations, we develop models and ...
Comparison of antibody titres between intradermal and intramuscular rabies vaccination using inactivated vaccine in cattle in Bhutan : a thesis presented in the partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Veterinary Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2018)
In developing countries, the cost of vaccination limits the use of prophylactic rabies vaccination, especially in cattle. Intradermal vaccination delivers antigen directly to an area with higher number of antigen-presenting ...