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| Author(s): |
Oswaldo Santos Baquero
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2015-10-05 |
| Examining board members: |
Fernando Ferreira;
Marcos Amaku;
Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto;
Rita de Cássia Maria Garcia;
Vanessa Aparecida Feijó de Souza
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| Advisor: | Fernando Ferreira |
| Abstract | |
Dog and cat population management is a set of strategies to control and prevent problems related with the coexistence between those animals and human beings. In this thesis it is proposed a work-fiow based on quantitative methods to support the planning, implementation and mo- nitoring of companion animal population management programs. Following the work-fiow, it is possible to collecf data to characterize populations, analyze that data to propose interventions and assess the effect of interventions. The proposal was based on the articulation of five rese- arches. In the first research, a complex sampling design was implemented to characterize the owned dog and cat populations of Votorantim, São Paulo. In the second research, which was based on data from the first one, public opinion profiles regarding dog and cat abandonment were identified using multiple correspondence analysis. In the third research, the validity of the sampling design used in the first research was assessed through stochastic simulations. In the fourth research, a mathematical model of population management was developed. With that model, it is possible to prioritize interventions according to the effect they produce. In the fifth research, a mathematical model was developed to assess the efficiency of reproductive control based on contraceptives with reversible effect. The models of the last two researches were based on systems of coupled differential equations, and on global and local sensitivity analysis. The proposal was implemented in an open source software, the R package capm, that can be incorporated in the working routine of sectors involved with companion animal population management (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/12076-1 - Dog and cat population management: quantitative methods to characterize populations, identify priorities and to establish indicators |
| Grantee: | Oswaldo Santos Baquero |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct) |