Who let the dogs out? Exploring the spatial ecology of free‐roaming domestic dogs in western Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bernen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Prince Edward Islanden_US
cg.contributor.affiliationJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technologyen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorGovernment of the United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorEconomic and Social Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorMedical Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorNatural Environment Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorDefence Science and Technology Laboratory, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorCommonwealth Education Trusten_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierJudy Bettridge: 0000-0002-3917-4660en_US
cg.creator.identifierPatrick Muinde: 0000-0003-3907-7710en_US
cg.creator.identifierEric M. Fèvre: 0000-0001-8931-4986en_US
cg.creator.identifierLaura Cristina Falzon: 0000-0002-4043-1644en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7317en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2045-7758en_US
cg.issue9en_US
cg.journalEcology and Evolutionen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCHen_US
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.volume11en_US
dc.contributor.authorMuinde, Patricken_US
dc.contributor.authorBettridge, Judy M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSousa, F.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDürr, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDohoo, I.R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBerezowski, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMutwiri, Titusen_US
dc.contributor.authorOdinga, Christian O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFèvre, Eric M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFalzon, Laura C.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-22T14:12:55Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-03-22T14:12:55Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113063en_US
dc.titleWho let the dogs out? Exploring the spatial ecology of free‐roaming domestic dogs in western Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractThe spatial ecology of free‐roaming dogs determines their role in the transmission of zoonoses. This study describes the geographic range of and identifies sites frequently visited by free‐roaming domestic dogs in western Kenya. Eight sites in Busia county, western Kenya, were selected. At each site, ten dog‐keeping households were recruited, a questionnaire was administered, and a GPS logger was fixed around the neck of one dog in each household. Loggers were programmed to capture the dog's position every minute, for five consecutive days. Individual summaries of GPS recordings were produced, and the daily distance traveled was calculated. 50% and 95% utilization distribution isopleths were produced, and the area within these isopleths was extracted to estimate the size of the core and extended Home Ranges (HRs), respectively. Linear regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with the movement parameters. The centroid points of the 10, 50, and 90% isopleths were reproduced, and the corresponding sites identified on the ground. Seventy‐three dogs were included in the final analyses. The median daily distance traveled was 13.5km, while the median core and extended HRs were 0.4 and 9.3 ha, respectively. Older dogs had a larger extended HR and traveled more daily, while the effect of sex on dog movement depended on their neutering status. Dogs spent most of their time at their household; other frequently visited sites included other household compounds, fields, and rubbish dumps. One of the centroids corresponded to a field located across the international Kenya–Uganda border, emphasizing the fluidity across the border in this ecosystem. Multiple dogs visited the same location, highlighting the heterogeneous contact networks between dogs, and between dogs and people. The field data presented are of value both in understanding domestic dog ecology and resource utilization, and in contextualizing infectious and parasitic disease transmission models.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2021-03-20en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMuinde, P., Bettridge, J.M., Sousa, F.M., Dürr, S., Dohoo, I.R., Berezowski, J., Mutwiri, T., Odinga, C.O., Fèvre, E.M. and Falzon, L.C. 2021. Who let the dogs out? Exploring the spatial ecology of free‐roaming domestic dogs in western Kenya. Ecology and Evolution 11(9): 4218–4231.en_US
dcterms.extentp. 4218-4231en_US
dcterms.issued2021-05en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherWileyen_US
dcterms.subjectdogsen_US
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen_US
dcterms.subjectresearchen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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