Requesting a new controlled vocabulary for "average number of parasites per host." (BODCNVS-844)

[nbekolay]

Hi,

I'm working on a dataset that includes average tallies of sea lice (parasitic copepods) per farmed salmon. After some discussion with colleagues, we've decided to report this using a generic "average number of parasites per host fish" as our measurementType.

Creation of a measurementTypeID for "average number of parasites per host" would help with future reporting on these datasets. If one already exists that we might've overlooked, please direct us to a URL.

Thank you!

Related concept: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/GP005/

[gwemon]

Hi @nbekolay I need to think about how best to model this. We have the concept "parasitic" defined as a subgroup in the S13 vocabulary. We might need to define "host" in that vocabulary too.
Am I correct to understand that both the parasite and the host are named in your schema but you prefer not to have them named in the P01 code?

[nbekolay]

Hi @gwemon I've passed your questions along to the team that will be responsible for DFO's sea lice data moving forward. They've reached out to their epidemiologist as well. Once they've had an opportunity to discuss the pros and cons of species-specific versus generic definitions of relationships, we will let you how we'd prefer to proceed. Hopefully we'll have an answer for you early next week.

[gwemon]

Hi @nbekolay. Is this still something you need us to consider? Have you heard anything back from your colleagues?