Rodenticide efficacy of sodium selenite baits in laboratory conditions
2014
Аутори:
Jokic, G.Vuksa, Marina
Dedovic, Suzana
Stojnic, B.
Kataranovski, Dragan S.
Kljajic, P.
Jacevic, Vesna
Тип документа:
Чланак у часопису (Објављена верзија)
Метаподаци
Приказ свих података о документуАпстракт:
We examined the acceptance and palatability of baits containing
different contents of sodium selenite as a rodenticide, in Swiss mice
under laboratory conditions. In a no-choice and choice feeding test, the
animals were exposed to baits containing 0.1, 0.05, 0.025 and 0.0125\%
of sodium selenite. The total bait consumption by Swiss mice in the
no-choice feeding test was highly negatively correlated, while total
sodium selenite intake was medium-positively correlated to the sodium
selenite content in the bait. In the same test, daily intakes
significantly depended on the content of sodium selenite in the bait,
while the exposure and associated interactions of contents of sodium
selenite and exposure had no statistically significant impact. Baits
with sodium selenite contents of 0.05 and 0.1\% had the most lethal
effects. The negative impact of the sodium selenite content on bait
acceptance and palatability was confirmed in choice feeding tests. Baits
containing 0.05 and 0.1\% of sodium selenite displayed the biological
potential to be used as a rodenticide. It is necessary to improve its
insufficient acceptability and palatability by adding adequate additives
to the bait. The results of this study should be verified in experiments
with wild rodents.
Кључне речи:
Sodium selenite; Swiss mice; Acceptability; palatabilityИзвор:
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2014, 66, 3, 1083-1089
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1403083J
ISSN: 1821-4339