The humaneness of rodent pest control

Animal Welfare

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-37

  Mason, Georgia ^a   Littin, K E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpha chloralose; Animal welfare; Anticoagulants; Cyanide; Humane rodent pest control; Sticky boards; Zinc phosphide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BRODIFACOUM; BROMADIOLONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE; CHLORALOSE; CYANIDE; DIFENACOUM; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; RODENTICIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE; WARFARIN; ZINC PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TRAPPING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; BLEEDING; CARNIVORE; CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL; DISABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELECTROCUTION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PEST CONTROL; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; RAT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RODENT CONTROL; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037261469     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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