Experimental assessment of rodent control on two poultry farms of central Argentina

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 622-629

  Gomez Villafane I E ^a,d   Minarro F O ^a,b   Valenzuela, L ^a,c   Bilenca, D N ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Fundacion Vida Silvestre Argentina   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Argentina; Broiler poultry farm; Control; Rodent; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

AKODON AZARAE; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 72149128189     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2008-00120     Document Type: Article

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