Conference: Brucellosis Research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

WELCOME!

Welcome to the Brucellosis Research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem conference website. The primary goals of this meeting were to:

1) Keep managers and researchers abreast of the ongoing and recently completed research projects

2) Provide a venue for discussion among researchers and managers.

3) Facilitate interactions across disciplines.

Conference Specifics

Date: July 30-31, 2009
Location: MSU Alumni Center
Times: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 pm both days.

Conference Presentations:

Note that these are only a selection of conference presentations. For a full list of presentations, see the Conference Agenda.

Julie Cunningham: Elk of the Madison and Gallatin Valleys
James Derr: Bison conservation genetics and disease
Phil Elzer: Western blots – procedures, results and interpretations
Dave Grainger: Bison vaccination using bio-bullets
Beth Harris: Strain typing of Brucella abortus wildlife isolates in the GYA using multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA)
Klaus Nielsen: Serological diagnosis of brucellosis - pros and cons
Steve Olsen: Update on brucellosis vaccines for bison, elk, and cattle
Jack Rhyan: Pathogenesis and epidemiology of brucellosis in YNP bison
Brandon Scurlock: Vaginal implant transmitters in elk around the feedgrounds
Wie Ling Yu: PCR -rapid detection of Brucella sp. in tissue