ZO23017Ethyl-Iophenoxic acid as a serum marker for oral baiting of Tasmanian devils
Tasmanian devils are at risk from the transmissible cancer devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) and development of a DFTD oral vaccine bait is underway. Wildlife vaccine baits require inclusion of a bait marker to determine uptake in the field. Our study demonstrated that iophenoxic acid is a useful bait marker for devils, the first marsupial species for which this applies. Photograph by Drew Lee, Save the Tasmanian Devil Program.
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