About the Authors
- Brendan D. Cowled
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Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, Australia
- Michael P. Ward
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* E-mail: michael.ward@sydney.edu.au
Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, Australia
- Shawn W. Laffan
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Affiliation The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Francesca Galea
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Affiliation Department of Primary Industries NSW, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Camden, Australia
- M. Graeme Garner
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Affiliation Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra, Australia
- Anna J. MacDonald
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Affiliation Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
- Ian Marsh
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Affiliation Department of Primary Industries NSW, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Camden, Australia
- Petra Muellner
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Affiliation Epi-Interactive, Wellington, New Zealand
- Katherine Negus
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Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, Australia
- Sumaiya Quasim
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Affiliation Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
- Andrew P. Woolnough
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Affiliation Victorian Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Stephen D. Sarre
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Affiliation Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors declare that funding for the study reported in this manuscript was received from a number of commercial sources, Cattle Council of Australia, Meat and Livestock Australia and Australian Pork Ltd., and that one of the co-authors (PM) is employed by a commercial company, Epi-interactive. No other relevant declarations are made relating to employment, consultancy, patents, products in development or marketed products. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BC MW SL MGG IM KN SS AW. Performed the experiments: BC MW SL KN. Analyzed the data: BC MW SL FG MGG AM IM PM KN SQ SS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FG IM AM SQ SS. Wrote the paper: BC MW SL. Facilitated approvals for field work: AW.