Disease in domestic animals is a large problem from economical as well as ethical standpoints. This study investigates interacting factors of disease spreading, transports, and spreading through infected vectors. Vectors are animals that spread a disease without themselves becoming symptomatic.

The study will also look at differently arranged landscapes to investigate what factors dominate in what landscapes. Whether transports or vector migration is more important in any given landscape type.

Bluetongue virus is used as a model disease since it is almost exclusively spread by vectors.

How will an outbreak behave in landscape types with a mix of different aggregation levels for the different habitat types?

Will the dominating mode of disease spread vary depending on landscape types?

Could a way be devised to assess a location as a starting location for an outbreak?