Evaluation of Rhodamine B as a Biomarker for Raccoons

The USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services (WS) oral rabies vaccination program uses tetracycline, a broad-spectrum antibiotic and relatively reliable biomarker, to quantify vaccinebait uptake by raccoons (Procyon lotor). However, obtaining samples (e.g., bone or teeth) to assess tetracycline uptake is highly...

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Main Authors: Tricia L. Fry, Todd Atwood, Mike R. Dunbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utah State University 2017-02-01
Series:Human-Wildlife Interactions
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/hwi/vol4/iss2/14