Table 1 Parameters of the model of pestivirus spread in a Pyrenean chamois population

η ^max _Sa

Fertility rate of sub-adult females, maximum (annual)

0.65

[21]

η _A

Fertility rate of adult females (annual)

0.90

[21]

η ^max _SaP

Fertility rate of sub-adult PI females, maximum (annual)

0.65

[21]

η _AP

Fertility rate of adult PI females (annual)

0.90

[21]

μ ^min _Juv

Probability of juvenile mortality, minimum (annual)

0.342

[21,31]

μ ^max _Juv

Probability of juvenile mortality, maximum (annual)

0.85

^a

μ ^female _Sa

Probability of mortality of sub-adult females (annual)

0.1

^c

μ ^male _Sa

Probability of mortality of sub-adult males (annual)

0.171

^c

μ ^female _A

Probability of mortality of adult females (annual)

0.105

^c

μ ^male _A

Probability of mortality of adult males (annual)

0.143

^c

μ ^P

Probability of mortality of PI animals (annual)

0.75

[34]

μ ^T

Probability of mortality related to a transient infection (over the duration of viremia)

0.196

^c

δ

Sex ratio

0.5

^b

K

Carrying capacity

3000

^a

d

Strength of density dependence

0.8 × 10⁻³

^a

1/α

Duration of immunity by maternal antibodies (days)

60

^b

β _T

Horizontal transmission coefficient by a transiently infected animal (per day)

0.03

[34]

β _P

Horizontal transmission coefficient by a PI animal (per day)

0.5

[34]

1/γ

Duration of viremia (days)

51

[29]

1/ω

Duration of immunity (years)

8

[28]

ρ

Probability of abortion

0.5

[26]

ν

Possibility of infection during the gestation period (boolean)

0/1

τ

Indicator of rut (boolean)

0/1