Development of a new humane toxin for predator control in New Zealand

Integrative Zoology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-36

  Eason, Charles T ^a,b   Murphy, Elaine C ^c   Hix, Steve ^b   Macmorran, Duncan B ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Connovation Limited ^*  (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Feral cat (Felis catus); Para aminopropiophenone; Pest control; Stoat (Mustela erminea); Welfare

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPROPIOPHENONE; 4-AMINOPROPIOPHENONE; PESTICIDE; PROPIOPHENONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHICS; EVALUATION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MUSTELIDAE; NEW ZEALAND; PEST CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MUSTELIDAE; NEW ZEALAND; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; PROPIOPHENONES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 77957282440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17494877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4877.2010.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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