| Title |
Effectiveness of Biosecurity Measures in Preventing Badger Visits to Farm Buildings
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0028941 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Johanna Judge, Robbie A. McDonald, Neil Walker, Richard J. Delahay |
| Abstract |
Bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis is a serious and economically important disease of cattle. Badgers have been implicated in the transmission and maintenance of the disease in the UK since the 1970s. Recent studies have provided substantial evidence of widespread and frequent visits by badgers to farm buildings during which there is the potential for close direct contact with cattle and contamination of cattle feed. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 34 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 12 | 35% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 18 | 53% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 27 | 79% |
| Scientists | 5 | 15% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 216 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2% |
| Brazil | 3 | 1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 199 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 40 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 17% |
| Researcher | 33 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 13% |
| Other | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 30 | 14% |
| Unknown | 33 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 97 | 45% |
| Environmental Science | 28 | 13% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 26 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 20 | 9% |
| Unknown | 36 | 17% |