PHYSIOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND REPRODUCTION Effect of Method of Delivering Nicarbazin to Mallards on Plasma 4,4′-Dinitrocarbanilide Levels and Reproduction

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• Language: English
• Subjects: Key words; Canada goose; contraception; 4; 4′-dinitrocarbanilide; mallard; nicarbazin; Canada; Tive; Canada Goose
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.519.424; http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc/publications/06pubs/yoder064.pdf

ABSTRACT Nicarbazin (NCZ), a coccidiostat used in the poultry industry, has been developed as a contracep-tive for resident Canada geese. We tested the efficacy of NCZ as a contraceptive using mallards (Anas platy-rhynchos) as a model for Canada geese. Nicarbazin-treated corn was fed ad libitum for...