Feratox and Feracol as alternatives to brodifacoum for possum control
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Palatability of FeraCol® for dama wallaby (Macropus eugenii) control
Dama wallabies (Macropus eugenii) are considered significant pests in the Bay of Plenty. FeraCol, a possum control product, was tested for palatability and efficacy on eight penned male dama wallabies. FeraCol had very low palatability to captive wallabies. Only one wallaby ate a lethal dose, and it died 4 days later. FeraCol, in its present form, would be unsuitable for controlling dama wallab...
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Single acute doses of the rodenticide brodifacoum were administered orally to 13 species of birds which are at risk from accidental poisoning during rabbit or possum control operations. Median lethal dose values from less than 1 to more than 20 mg/kg were obtained for some species. Gulls and Canada geese appear to be particularly susceptible. Several species, particularly the gulls, waxeyes, sp...
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A poison baiting operation at Trounson Kauri Park in Northland, New Zealand using first 1080 and then brodifacoum targeted possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) and rodents (Rattus rattus, Rattus norvegicus and Mus musculus). Predatory mammals were monitored by radio telemetry during the operation. All six feral cats (Felis catus), the single stoat (Mustela erminea) and the single ferret (Mustela fur...
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تاریخ انتشار 2005