WOODCHESTER PARK
BADGER RESEARCH

Publications

Anderson, R.M. & Trewhella, W.J. (1985). Population dynamics of the badger (Meles meles) and the epidemiology of bovine TB
(Mycobacterium bovis). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (Series B) 310: 327-381.

Artois, M., Delahay, R., Guberti, V & Cheeseman, C. L. (2000). Le controle des maladies infectieuses de la faune sauvage en Europe. Epidemiol. et Sante Anim. 37: 53-61.

Artois, M., Delahay, R., Guberti, V & Cheeseman, C. L. (2001). Control of infectious diseases of wildlife in Europe. Veterinary Journal 162: 141-152..

Brown, J. A. & Cheeseman, C. L. (1996). The effect of translocation on a social group of badgers (Meles meles). Animal Welfare 5: 289-309.

Brown, J. A., Cheeseman, C. L. & Harris, S. (1992). Studies on the spread of bovine tuberculosis from badgers to cattle. Journal of Zoology 227 (4): 694-696.

Brown, J. A., Harris, S. & Cheeseman, C. L. (1993). The development of field techniques for studying potential modes of transmission of bovine tuberculosis from badgers to cattle. In The Badger: 139-153. Inayden, T. J. (Ed.). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin.

Brown, J.A. & Cheeseman, C.L. (1994). A study on the effect of translocating a social group of badgers (Meles meles) with particular reference to foraging and ranging behaviour.

Carpenter, P.J., Dawson, D.A., Greig, C., Parham, A., Cheeseman, C.L. & Burke, T. (2003). Isolation of 39 polymorphic microsatellite loci and the development of a flourscently labelled marker set for the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) (Carnivora: Mustelidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 3: 610-615.

Carpenter, P.J., Pope, L.C., Grieg, C., Dawson, D.A., Rogers, L.M., Erven, K., Wilson, G.J., Delahay, R.J., Cheeseman, C.L. & Burke, T. (in press). Mating system of the Eurasian badger, Meles meles, in a high density population. Molecular Ecology.

Chambers, M. A., Pressling, W. A., Cheesman, C. L., Clifton-Hadley, R. S. & Hewinson, R. G. (2002). Value of existing serological tests for identifying badgers that excrete Mycobacterium bovis. Veterinary Microbiology 86: 183-189.

Cheeseman, C. (1979). The behaviour of badgers [in relation to bovine tuberculosis]. Applied Animal Ethology 5: 193.

Cheeseman, C.L. (1995). Population dynamics of badgers. In Population Dynamics and Epidemiology of Territorial Animals: Chapter 106, 17-18. Mollison, D. & Bacon, P.G. (Eds). Merlewood Research and Development.

Cheeseman, C. L. & Harris, S. (1982). Methods of marking badgers (Meles meles). Journal of Zoology 197: 289-292.

Cheeseman, C. L. & Mallinson, P. J. (1979). Radio tracking in the study of bovine tuberculosis in badgers. In A Handbook on Biotelemetry and Radio Tracking: 649-656. Amlaner Jr, C. J. & Macdonald, D. W. (Eds). Pergamon Press: Oxford and New York.

Cheeseman, C. L. & Mallinson, P. J. (1981). Behaviour of badgers (Meles meles) infected with bovine tuberculosis. Journal of Zoology 194: 284-289.

Cheeseman, C. L., Cresswell, W. J., Harris, S. & Mallinson, P. J. (1988). Comparison of dispersal and other movements in two badger (Meles meles) populations. Mammal Review 18: 51-59.

Cheeseman, C. L., De Leeuw, A. N. S., Delahay, R. J., Rogers, L. M., & Wilson, G. J. (2000). The long term monitoring of a high density badger (Meles meles) population at Woodchester Park, Gloucestershire, England. In Advances in Ethology 35, supplements to Ethology. Contributions to the 3rd International Symposium on Physiology and Ethology of Wild and Zoo Animals: 121. Berlin, Germany, 4-7 October 2000.

Cheeseman, C. L., Jones, G. W., Gallagher, J. & Mallinson, P. J. (1981). The population structure, density and prevalence of tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in badgers (Meles meles) from four areas in South West England. J. Appl. Ecol. 18: 795-804

Cheeseman, C. L., Little, T. W. A., Mallinson, P. J., Page, R. J. C., Wilesmith, J. W. & Pritchard, D. G. (1985). Population ecology and the prevalence of tuberculosis in badgers in an area of Staffordshire. Mammal Review 15: 125-135.

Cheeseman, C. L., Little, T. W. A., Mallinson, P. J., Rees, W. A. & Wilesmith, J. W. (1985). The progression of bovine tuberculosis infection in a population of Meles meles in South West England. Acta Zool. Fennica 173:197-199.

Cheeseman, C. L., Mallinson, P. J., Ryan, J. & Wilesmith, J. W. (1993). Recolonisation by badgers in Gloucestershire. In The Badger: 78-93. Hayden, T. J. (Ed.). Royal Irish Academy, Dublin.

Cheeseman, C. L., Wilesmith, J. W. & Stuart, F. A. (1989). Tuberculosis: the disease and its epidemiology in the badger, a review. Epidemiology and Infection 103: 113-125.

Cheeseman, C. L., Wilesmith, J. W., Ryan, J. & Mallinson, P. J. (1987). Badger population dynamics in a high density area. Symp. Zool. Soc. Lond. 58: 279-294.

Cheeseman, C. L., Wilesmith, J. W., Stuart, F. A. & Mallinson, P. J. (1988). Dynamics of tuberculosis in a naturally infected badger population. Mammal Review 18 (1): 61-72.

Clifton-Hadley, R. S. & Cheeseman, C.L. (1995). Mycobacterium. bovis infection in a wild badger (Meles meles) population. In Tuberculosis in Wildlife and Domestic Animals: 264-266. Griffin, F. and De Lisle, G. (Eds.) Dunedin: University of Otago Press

Clifton-Hadley, R. S. & Cheeseman, C. L. (1997). Performance of an ELISA in determining the Mycobacterium bovis status of badger (Meles meles) setts. Epidemiol. Sante Anim. 31-32: 01:04:1 - 01:04:3

Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Inwald, J., Archer, J., Hughes, S., Palmer, N., Sayers, A. R., Sweeney, K., van Embden, J. D. A., & Hewinson, R. G. (1998). DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium bovis isolates using spoligotyping:epidemiological issues. In Proceedings of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine: 1998 Mar 25-1998 Mar 27: 15-27. Ennis, Co. Clare.

Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Inwald, J., Hughes, S., Palmer, N., Sayers, A. R., Sweeney, K., van Embden, J. D. A., & Hewinson, R. G. (1998). Recent advances in DNA fingerprinting using spoligotyping - Epidemiological applications in bovine TB. Journal of the British Cattle Veterinary Association 6:79-82.

Clifton-Hadley, R. S., Sayers, R., Delahay, R. J., Mitchell, A. P. and Cheeseman, C. L. (submitted). Characteristics of Mycobacterium bovis infection in a wild badger (Meles meles) population. Epidemiology and Infection.

Clifton-Hadley, R. S. & Wilesmith, J. W. (1991). A prospective study of a badger population with endemic tuberculosis Martin, S. W. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics; 12-1991 Aug 16; Ottawa, Canada. 434-436.

Clifton-Hadley, R.S., Wilesmith, J.W., & Stuart, F.A. (1993). Mycobacterium bovis in the European badger (Meles meles): epidemiological findings in tuberculous badgers from a naturally infected population. Epidemiology and Infection 111: 9-19.

Cresswell, W. J., Harris, S., Cheeseman, C. L. & Mallinson, P. J. (1992). To breed or not to breed: an analysis of the social and density-dependent constraints on the fecundity of female badgers (Meles meles). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (Series B) 338: 393-407.

Delahay, R.J. (1999). The spatio-temporal trends in bovine tuberculosis infection in badgers (Meles meles) and risks of transmission to domestic cattle in England. In 3rd European Congress of Mammology, Jyvaskyla, Finland. May 29 - June 2, 1999. Ylönen, H. Henttonen, H. Laajalahti P. & Niemimaa, J. (eds), pp 96.

Delahay, R. J., Brown, J. A., Mallinson, P. J., Spyvee, P. D., Handoll, D., Rogers, L. M. & Cheeseman, C. L. (2000). The use of marked bait in studies of the territorial organisation of the European badger (Meles meles). Mammal Review 30 (2): 73-87.

Delahay, R. J., Cheeseman, C. L. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S. (2001). Wildlife disease reservoirs: The epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis infection in the European badger (Meles meles) and other British mammals. Tuberculosis 81 (1-2): 43-50.

Delahay, R. J., Cheeseman, C. L., Mallinson, P. J., Rogers, L. M. & Smith, G. C. (1998). Badgers and bovine tuberculosis: A review of studies in the ecology of a wildlife disease reservoir. Cattle Practice 6 (2): 83-87.

Delahay, R. J., de Leeuw, A. N. S., Barlow, A. M., Clifton-Hadley, R. S. & Cheeseman, C. L. (2002). The Status of Mycobacterium bovis infection in UK wild mammals: A review. Veterinary Journal 163: 1-16.

Delahay, R. J., de Leeuw, A. N. S., Claridge, M. J., Harris, A., Cheeseman, C. L., Barlow, A. M., Millar, M. F. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S. (2001). First report of Mycobacterium bovis in a muntjac deer. The Veterinary Record 149 (3): 95-96.

Delahay, R. J. & Frolich, K. (2000). Absence of antibodies against canine distemper virus infection in free-ranging British populations of the Eurasian badger. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36 (3): 576-579.

Delahay, R. J., Langton, S., Smith, G. C., Clifton-Hadley, R. S. & Cheeseman, C. L. (2000). The spatio-temporal distribution of Mycobacterium bovis (Bovine Tuberculosis) infection in a high density badger (Meles meles) population. Journal of Animal Ecology 69: 428-441.

Delahay, R. J., Rogers, L. M., Cheeseman, C. L., Mallinson, P. J., Smith, G. C. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S. (1998). The transmission of bovine tuberculosis between badgers (Meles meles) and domestic cattle in England. Gibier Faune Sauvage 15( 3): 805-814.

Delahay, R.J., Wilson, G.J., Rogers, L.M., & Cheeseman, C.L. (2003). TB and the Badger: Culling as a method to control a wildlife disease reservoir. In Conservation and Conflict: Mammals and Farming in Britain. F.H. Tattersall & W.J. Manley (eds) Linnean Society Occasional Publication Series, Smith Settle: Otley. p165-171

Delahay, R.J., Wilson, G.J., Smith, G.C. & Cheeseman, C.L. (2003). Vaccinating badgers (Meles meles) against Mycobacterium bovis: The ecological considerations. Veterinary Journal 166: 43-51.

de Leeuw, A.N., Forrester, G., Spyvee, P.D., Brash, M. & Delahay, R.J. (2004). Experimental comparison of ketamine with a combination of ketamine, butorphanol and medetomidine for general anaesthesia of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles L.). Veterinary Journal 167: 186-193

Evans, P.G.H., Macdonald, D.W. & Cheeseman, C.L. (1989). Social structure of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles): genetic evidence. Journal of Zoology 218: 587-595.

Forrester, G., Delahay, R. J. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S. (2001). Screening badgers (Meles meles) for Mycobacterium bovis using multiple applications of an ELISA test. Veterinary Record 149: 169-172

Frantz, A.C., Pope, L.C., Burke, T.A., Wilson, G.J. Delahay, R.J. & Roper, T.J. (2003). Reliable microsatellite genotyping of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) from faecal DNA. Molecular Ecology 12: 1649-1661.

Garnett, B.T., Delahay, R.J. & Roper, T.J. (In Press). Use of farm buildings by badgers (Meles meles) and associated risks of Mycobacterium bovis transmission to cattle. M. bovis 2000 Conference Proceedings.

Garnett, B.T., Delahay, R.J. & Roper, T.J. (2003). Use of cattle troughs by badgers (Meles meles): A potential route for the transmission of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) to cattle. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 80: 1-8.

Garnett, B.T., Delahay, R.J. & Roper, T.J. (2002). Use of cattle farm resources by badgers (Meles meles) and risk of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) transmission to cattle. Proceedings of the Royal Society (Series B) 269: 1487-1491.

Harris, S., Cresswell, W.J. & Cheeseman, C.L. (1992). Age determination of badgers (Meles meles) from tooth wear: the need for a pragmatic approach. Journal of Zoology 228: 679-684.

Harris, S., Jefferies, D., Cheeseman, C.L. & Booty, C. (1994). Problems wth Badgers? RSPCA.

Harris, S., Jefferies, D., Cheeseman, C.L. & Bright, P. (1989). Projects on badgers. The Mammal Society ocasional publication No.12. London.

Hounsome, T.D., O'Mahoney, D. & Delahay, R.J. (in press). The diet of Little Owls (Athene noctua) in Gloucestershire. England. Bird Study

Hounsome, T.D., Young, R.P., Davison, J., Yarnell, R.W., Trewby, I.D., Garnett, B.T., Delahay, R.J. & Wilson, G.J.  (2004).  Evaluating the accuracy of distance sampling by comparison with mark-recapture on an intensively studied, high-density population of Eurasian badgers (Meles meles). Journal of Zoology.

Jones, A., Woods, J., Cheeseman, C.L., Nadian, A. & Page, R. (1997). Two new iodinated compounds as serum markers in foxes. Journal of Wildlife Management 61: 241-245.

Lynch, J.M., O'Cory-Crowe, G., Cheeseman, C.L., Harris, S., Duke, E.J. & Hayden, T.J. (1993). Morphometric and genetic variation among badger populations. In The Badger: 94-107. Hayden, T.J. (Ed.). Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.

Moore, N., Whiterow, A., Kelly, P., Garthwaite, D., Bishop, J., Langton, S., & Cheeseman, C.L. (1999). Survey of badger Meles meles damage to agriculture in England and Wales. Journal of Applied Ecology, 36:974-988.

Neal, E. & Cheeseman, C.L. (1996). Badgers (1st edition). London: T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, London.

Newell, D. G., Clifton-Hadley, R. S. & Cheeseman, C. L. (1997). The kinetics of serum antibody responses to natural infections with Mycobacterium bovis in one badger social group. Epidemiology and Infection 118: 173-180.

Pritchard, D. G., Stuart, F. A., Wilesmith, J. W., Cheeseman, C. L., Brewer, J. I., Bode, R. & Sayers, P. E. (1986). Tuberculosis in East Sussex. III. Comparison of post-mortem and clinical methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in badgers. Journal of Hygiene 97: 27-36.

Rogers, L.M. Cheeseman, C.L. & Langton, S. (1997). Body weight as an indication of density dependent population regulation in badgers
(Meles meles) at Woodchester Park, Gloucestershire. Journal of Zoology 242: 597-604

Rogers, L.M., Cheeseman, C.L., Mallinson, P.J. & Clifton-Hadley, R.S. (1997). The demography of a high-density badger (Meles meles) population in the west of England. Journal of Zoology 242: 705-728.

Rogers, L. M., Delahay, R.J., Cheeseman, C. L.,. Langton, S., Smith, G. C. & Clifton-Hadley, R. (1998) Movement of badgers
(Meles meles) in a high density population: Individual, population and disease effects. Proc. Roy. Soc. (Series B) 265: 1269-1372.

Rogers, L. M., Delahay, R.J., Cheeseman, C. L., Smith, G. C. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S. (1999). The increase in badger (Meles meles) density at Woodchester Park, South West England: implications for disease (Mycobacterium bovis) prevalence. Mammalia 63 (2): 183-192

Rogers, L. M., Delahay, R. J., Hounsome, T. D. & Cheeseman, C. L. (2000). Changes in badger (Meles meles) social organisation in response to increasing population density at Woodchester Park, south west England. In Mustelids in a Modern World: Management and conservation aspects of small carnivore:human interactions. Ed. H. I. Griffiths. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, Nederlands. pp 342.

Rogers, L.M., Forrester, G.J., Wilson, G.J., Yarnell, R.W. & Cheeseman, C.L. (2003). The role of setts in badger (Meles meles) group size, breeding sucess and status of TB (Mycobacterium bovis). Journal of Zoology 260 (2): 209-215.

Rogers, L. M., Hounsome, T.D. & Cheeseman, C.L. (2002). An evaluation of Passive Integrated Transponders (PIT's) as a means of permanently marking badgers (Meles meles). Mammal Review 32(1):

Roper, T.J., Garnett, B.T. & Delahay, R.J. (2003). Visits to farm buildings and cattle troughs by badgers (Meles meles): a potential route for transmission of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) between badgers and cattle. Cattle Practice 11: 9-12.

Shirley, M.D.F., Rushton, S.P., Smith, G.C., South, A.B. & Lurz, P.W.W. (2003). Investigating the spatial dynamics of bovine tuberculosis in badger populations: evaluating an individual-based simulation model. Ecological Modelling 167: 139-157.

Smith, G.C. (1995). Modelling rabies control in the UK: The inclusion of vaccination and its relevance to Australia. In: 10th Australian Vertebrate Pest Control Conference Proceedings. pp256-266. Dept. of Primary Industry and Fisheries, Tasmania.

Smith, G.C. (2001). Models of Mycobacterium bovis in wildlife and cattle. Tuberculosis 81: 51-64.

Smith, G.C. (2002). The role of the badger (Meles meles) in rabies epizootiology and the implications for Great Britain. Mammal Review 32: 13-26.

Smith, G.C. & Cheeseman, C.L. (1999). A model for the control of TB in badgers: comparing culling, vaccination and fertility control. In 3rd European Congress of Mammalogy: 214. Ylönen, H., Henttonen, H., Laajalahti, P & Niemimaa, J. (Eds). Jyväskylä, Finland.

Smith, G.C. & Cheeseman, C.L. (2002). A mathamatical model for the control of diseases in wildlife populations: culling, vaccination and fertility control. Ecological Modelling 150: 45-53

Smith, G.C., Cheeseman, C.L. & Clifton-Hadley, R.S. (1997). Modelling the control of bovine tuberculosis in badgers in England: culling and the release of lactating females. Journal of Applied Ecology 34: 1375-1386.

Smith, G.C., Cheeseman, C.L., Clifton-Hadley, R.S. & Wilkinson, D. (2001). A model of bovine tuberculosis in the badger (Meles meles): an evaluation of control strategies. Journal of Applied Ecology 38: 509-519.

Smith, G.C., Cheeseman, C.L., Wilkinson, D. & Clifton-Hadley, R.S. (2001). A model of bovine tuberculosis in the badger (Meles meles): the inclusion of cattle and the use of a live test. Journal of Applied Ecology 38: 520-535.

Smith, G.C, Richards, M.S., Clifton-Hadley, R.S. & Cheeseman, C.L. (1995). Modelling bovine tuberculosis in badgers in England: preliminary results. Mammalia 59: 639-650.

Stewart, P.D., Macdonald, D.W., Newman, C. & Cheeseman, C.L. (2001). Boundary faeces and matched advertisement in the European badger (Meles meles): a potential role in range exclusion. Journal of Zoology 255: 191-198.

Swinton, J., Tuyttens, F.A.M., Macdonald, D.W., Nokes, D.J., Cheeseman, C.L. & Clifton-Hadley, R.S. (1997). A comparison of fertility control and lethal control of bovine TB in badgers: the impact of perturbation induced transmission. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. (Series B) 352: 619-631.

Tuyttens, F. A. M., Barron, L., Mallinson, P. J., Rogers, L. M. & Macdonald, D. W. (2000) .Wildlife management and scientific research: a retrospective evaluation of two badger removal operations for the control of bovine tuberculosis. In Mustelids in the Modern World. Griffiths, H (Ed). Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. Chapter 16, p247-265.

Tuyttens, F. A. M., Delahay, R. J., Macdonald, D. W., Cheeseman, C. L., Long, B. & Donnelly, C. (2000). Spatial perturbation caused by a badger (Meles meles) culling operation: implications for the function of territoriality and the control of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis). Journal of Animal Ecology 69: 815-828.

Tuyttens, F. A. M., Macdonald, D. W, Delahay, R., Rogers, L. M., Mallinson, P. J., Donnelly, C. A. & Newman, C. (1999). Differences in trappability of European badgers in three populations in England. Journal of Applied Ecology 36(6): 1051-1062.

Tuyttens, F. A. M., Macdonald, D. W., Swait, E. & Cheeseman, C. L. (1999). Estimating population size of Eurasian badgers
(Meles meles) using mark-recapture and mark-resight. Journal of Mammalogy 80(3): 950-960.

Tuyttens, F.A.M., Macdonald, D. W., Rogers, L. M., Cheeseman, C. L. & Roddam, A. (2000). Comparative study on the consequences of culling badgers (Meles meles) on biometrics, population dynamics and movement. Journal of Animal Ecology 69: 567-580.

Tuyttens, F.A.M., Macdonald, D.W., Fawcett, T., Skinner, A., Brown, J. & Cheeseman, C.L. (1999a). Estimating population size of European badgers (Meles meles) by quantifying latrine use along transects.

White, P.C.L., Harris, S. & Smith, G.C. (1995). Fox contact behaviour and rabies spread: a model for the estimation of contact probabilities between urban foxes at different population densities and its implication for rabies control in Britain. Journal of Applied Ecology 32: 693-706.

Wilesmith, J.W. (1991). Ecological and epidemiological findings from a prospective study of a naturally infected badger population. In Veterinary Continuing Education: 89-111, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Wilesmith, J. W. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S. (1991). Observations from an epidemiological study of tuberculosis in a naturally-infected badger population. In Proceedings of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine: 133-144. M. V. Thrusfield (ed). 1991 Apr 17-1991 Apr 19; University of London.

Wilkinson, D. & Smith, G.C. (2001). A preliminary survey for changes in urban fox (Vulpes vulpes) densities in the UK and implications for rabies control. Mammal Review 31: 107-110.

Wilkinson, D., Smith, G.C., Delahay, R.J., Rogers, L. M., Cheeseman, C.L. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S. (2000). The effects of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) on mortality in a badger (Meles meles) population in England. Journal of Zoology 250(3): 389-396.

Wilkinson, D., Smith, G.C. & Delahay, R.J. (in press). A model of bovine tuberculosis in the badger (Meles meles) : an evaluation of different vaccination strategies. Journal of Applied Ecology

Wilson, G. J. & Delahay, R. J. (2001). A review of methods to estimate the abundance of terrestrial carnivores using field signs and observation. Wildlife Research 28: 151-164.

Wilson, G.C., Delahay, R.J., de Leeuw, A.N.S., Spyvee, P.D. & Handoll, D. (2003). Quantification of badger sett activity as a method of predicting badger numbers. Journal of Zoology 259: 49-56.

Wilson, G.J., Frantz, A.C., Pope, L.C., Roper, T.J., Burke, T.A., Cheeseman, C.L. & Delahay, R.J. (2003). Estamation of badger
(Meles meles) abundance using faecal DNA typing. Journal of Applied Ecology 40: 658-666

Woodroffe, R., Macdonald, D. W. & Cheeseman, C. L. (1997). Endocrine correlates of contrasting male mating strategies in the European Badger (Meles meles). Journal of Zoology 241: 291-300.

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