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Barriers to and Opportunities for Indigenous Involvement in the Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in Alberta, Canada
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The management of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Alberta is a complex issue that affects multiple stakeholders, including Indigenous communities who highly value the affected species both nutritionally and culturally. Despite the relevancy of CWD management to the livelihoods of these...
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Expert Opinions on the Potential Role of Indigenous Peoples in Wildlife Management in Alberta
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Management of cervids for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a challenging multi-stakeholderendeavour. This thesis focuses on the thoughts and perceptions of various experts regardingcervid management in Alberta, and the inclusion of Indigenous peoples and their knowledge.This research sought to...
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Spring 2013
Heart disease is a large problem in the United States and Canada. The research conducted in this thesis will examine three things. First, what is the average American parent’s WTP for a reduction in their own and child risk of developing heart disease by age 75, and how do these two estimates...
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Individual-based movement model of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) contacts and application to artificial attractants
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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an emerging prion disease in Canada that infects mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, and moose by direct and environmental transmission and is invariably fatal. CWD spread can be promoted at “hotspots” that attract deer, such as attractants that are created in...
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Spring 2019
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal prion disease that spreads among members of the deer family (Cervidae). As new cases of CWD are being reported in several Canadian provinces, states within the USA and countries in Europe this thesis had two main goals. The first was to attempt to...
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Spring 2021
In this study, we explore how the Canadian public’s risk perceptions regarding Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) are related to their willingness to support increased surveillance for CWD -a neurological disease that affects certain species of deer, elk and moose. In our case, the relationship is...
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The Political Economy of Animal Testing and Traceability in Response to Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)
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Transmissible Spongifrom Encephalopathies (TSEs), which include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and chronic wasting disease (CWD) in cervids, are associated with three possible risks. The risks of food safety outbreaks, the risks to economic benefits, and the risks to society's...
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Transmission of CWD from White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), to Elk Transgenic Mice Results in Modifications to the Infectious Prion
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Prion diseases are a class of fatal, neurodegenerative disorders resulting from a protein-misfolding event. Of particular concern is chronic wasting disease (CWD), a naturally occurring prion disease affecting cervids; this disease is prevalent in North America and is expanding its host range and...
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Fall 2011
This study was undertaken to examine the economic value of government sponsored control programs to limit the levels of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Alberta. Respondents’ knowledge, attitudes and preferences concerning aspects of CWD including control methods were also addressed. Employing an...