SPV field trials bait uptake data
type: Dataset
description: These data were collected as part of a field trial to test the effectiveness of a sylvatic plague vaccine (see Rocke et al., 2017 for details). Vaccine and control plots were selected randomly from the available pairs at each location. Baits containing Rhodamine B, a biomarker, were distributed at each plot. At least 1 week and no more than 2 months post-baiting each year, local collaborators captured, marked, and sampled prairie dogs. Hair and whisker samples were collected from up to 50 unique prairie dogs from each plot each year. Sex, age, weight, and the identity of all current-year and prior-year recaptures were recorded for each captured animal. In the laboratory, hair/whiskers were assessed for the presence of Rhodamine B which fluoresces under UV light. The presence of RB fluorescence indicated bait consumption.
issued: 2025-11-22T23:07:25.918251
modified: 20201006
spatial: Location
contact point: Organization
  fn: Rachel Abbott
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: arizona
keyword: awapa-plateau
keyword: biota
keyword: buffalo-gap-national-grasslands
keyword: cedar-city
keyword: charles-m-russell-national-wildlife-refuge
keyword: ckan
keyword: colorado
keyword: coyote-basin
keyword: disease
keyword: espee-ranch
keyword: geo
keyword: geoss
keyword: gunnison
keyword: health
keyword: larimer
keyword: lower-brule
keyword: montana
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
keyword: pitchfork-ranch
keyword: prairie-dogs
keyword: rita-blanca-national-grasslands
keyword: south-dakota
keyword: sylvatic-plague-vaccine
keyword: texas
keyword: united-states
keyword: usgs-5a1ef1b6e4b09fc93dd9743b
keyword: utah
keyword: wind-cave-national-park
theme: {geospatial}

Original Metadata
type: Distribution
description: The metadata original format
format: XML
issued: 2022-07-28T21:18:00.205717
modified: 2025-11-22T23:07:25.901960
access URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.5a1ef1b6e4b09fc93dd9743b.xml
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Digital Data
type: Distribution
description: Landing page for access to the data
format: XML
issued: 2022-07-28T21:18:00.205728
modified: 2025-11-22T23:07:25.902400
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7X92968
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US Migrating
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