Strawberry-flavored baits for pharmaceutical delivery to feral swine

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 615-619

  Campbell, Tyler A ^a   Long, David B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baits; Feral swine; FeralMone; Oral delivery system; Pharmaceutical; PIGOUT; Strawberry; Sus scrofa

Indexed keywords

BAIT; DRUG; PIG; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 77749335397     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-326     Document Type: Article

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