Rodent control at different spatial scales on poultry farms in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1113-1118

  León, Vanina ^a,b   Fraschina, Jimena ^a,b   Busch, María ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diseases; Pest control; Population recovery; Poultry farms; Rodents

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES , ARGENTINA; CONTROL MEASURES; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; ECONOMIC LOSS; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROMES; KRUSKAL; POULTRY FARMS; RE-COLONIZATION; SANITARY RISKS; SPATIAL SCALE;

BINDING SITES; INSECT CONTROL; MAMMALS;

FARMS;

ABUNDANCE; BAIT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC SPECIES; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POULTRY; RODENT; SANITATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CONVICT CREEK 107 VIRUS; HANTAVIRUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 72149107084     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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