Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0560507

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0560507

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Oral Delivery - A Viable Strategy for Fertility Control Vaccination of Kangaroos ? Local overabundance of kangaroos poses significant, environmental, economic, social and animal welfare problems in Australia. The only management tool available for free ranging populations is shooting. Fertility control is a highly desirable alternative but current 'hands on' methods are not cost-effective options for wild populations. Immunologically-mediated contraception has the potential to be such a management tool if the vaccine can be delivered effectively. The investigators and their colleagues have achieved contraception by vaccine injection in kangaroos. This project aims to establish proof-of-concept for arguably the only viable vaccine delivery option for free ranging macropods: Oral delivery via an edible pellet or lick.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-01-2005

End Date: 30-06-2009

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $240,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Science and Management | Immunology | Wildlife And Habitat Management

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) |

Other Keywords

Environmental Science and Management | Immunology | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) | Wildlife And Habitat Management

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