Studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in Rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns
In India, the most common commensal rodent, Rattus rattus rufescens, is often difficult to control using rodenticide baits. On poultry farms, it is commonly recommended that rodenticides be formulated using poultry feed as the main ingredient, but control is often ineffective. In laboratory studies,...
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ftcdlib:qt68k0n8fr 2023-05-15T18:04:48+02:00 Studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in Rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns Mathur, Manju Jain, A. P. Kashyap, Nisha Parveen, Farzana 178 - 181 1992-01-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/68k0n8fr english eng eScholarship, University of California qt68k0n8fr http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/68k0n8fr public Mathur, Manju; Jain, A. P.; Kashyap, Nisha; & Parveen, Farzana. (1992). Studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in Rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 15(15), 178 - 181. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/68k0n8fr FLOCOUMAFEN Rattus rattus INDIA POULTRY FACILITIES efficacy roof rats rodent control food preference preference bait formulation anticoagulant Life Sciences article 1992 ftcdlib 2019-06-21T22:52:11Z In India, the most common commensal rodent, Rattus rattus rufescens, is often difficult to control using rodenticide baits. On poultry farms, it is commonly recommended that rodenticides be formulated using poultry feed as the main ingredient, but control is often ineffective. In laboratory studies, we evaluated bait acceptance using rats collected from poultry farms and from food grain godowns (local grain storage structures). Rats from poultry farms preferred formulations of millet + 2% arachis oil + 1% sugar to poultry feed, while rats from godowns preferred sorghum + 2% sesame oil + 1% sugar. We discuss the significance of observed diversity in bait preference. Flocoumafen at 0.005% was mixed with the two most preferred bait formulations and was provided to rats from both locations in a 2-choice test; mortality after a 1-day exposure was 50% and 62% in rats collected from poultry facilities and godowns, respectively. In both cases, rats consumed more flocoumafen bait than nontoxic poultry feed. This indicates that poison baiting in poultry farms should be carried out using the most preferred feeds rather than using poultry feed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus University of California: eScholarship |
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FLOCOUMAFEN Rattus rattus INDIA POULTRY FACILITIES efficacy roof rats rodent control food preference preference bait formulation anticoagulant Life Sciences Mathur, Manju Jain, A. P. Kashyap, Nisha Parveen, Farzana Studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in Rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns |
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In India, the most common commensal rodent, Rattus rattus rufescens, is often difficult to control using rodenticide baits. On poultry farms, it is commonly recommended that rodenticides be formulated using poultry feed as the main ingredient, but control is often ineffective. In laboratory studies, we evaluated bait acceptance using rats collected from poultry farms and from food grain godowns (local grain storage structures). Rats from poultry farms preferred formulations of millet + 2% arachis oil + 1% sugar to poultry feed, while rats from godowns preferred sorghum + 2% sesame oil + 1% sugar. We discuss the significance of observed diversity in bait preference. Flocoumafen at 0.005% was mixed with the two most preferred bait formulations and was provided to rats from both locations in a 2-choice test; mortality after a 1-day exposure was 50% and 62% in rats collected from poultry facilities and godowns, respectively. In both cases, rats consumed more flocoumafen bait than nontoxic poultry feed. This indicates that poison baiting in poultry farms should be carried out using the most preferred feeds rather than using poultry feed. |
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Mathur, Manju Jain, A. P. Kashyap, Nisha Parveen, Farzana |
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Studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in Rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns |
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Studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in Rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns |
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Studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in Rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns |
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Studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in Rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns |
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Studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in Rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns |
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studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns |
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Mathur, Manju; Jain, A. P.; Kashyap, Nisha; & Parveen, Farzana. (1992). Studies on bait preference and acceptance of flocoumafen in Rattus rattus infesting poultry farms and godowns. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 15(15), 178 - 181. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/68k0n8fr |
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