Review of Proposals to the Bureau of Land Management on Wild Horse and Burro Sterilization or Contraception

Download or read book Review of Proposals to the Bureau of Land Management on Wild Horse and Burro Sterilization or Contraception written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a follow-up to the 2013 report Using Science to Improve the Wild Horse and Burro Program: A Way Forward, this letter report reviews research project proposals submitted to the Bureau of Land Management and aimed at developing new or refining existing techniques and establishing protocols for the contraception or permanent sterilization of either male or female wild horses and/or burros in the field. Review of Proposals to the Bureau of Land Management on Wild Horse and Burro Sterilization or Contraception considers factors related to the scientific validity of the proposed technique(s), goals and objectives of the work, research methodology and design of the study, proposed statistical analysis and interpretation of anticipated data obtained, animal welfare implications and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approvals, feasibility, as well as the qualifications, expertise, and experience of the investigators. This report ranks the proposals in order of merit and provides a brief report on additional factors for the Bureau of Land Management to consider in selecting proposals to fund.