7107: Live-traps vs. Rodenticides on Organic Farms: which method works best?
(2006) Live-traps vs. Rodenticides on Organic Farms: which method works best?. Paper presented at Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006..
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Summary
Rodent control is important from a food safety perspective, especially on organic farms. However, extermination using cats and poison have their disadvantages. Therefore we were searching for a better method of rodent control on organic farms. Live-traps might be an alternative: it fits better in the organic philosophy. But does it work? In this study we compared application of poison with use of live-traps by determining their efficacies on 20 organic pig farms. We found no difference between treatments, thus live-traps can form an alternative for poison.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Subject Areas: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs |
| Research affiliation: | International Conferences > Joint Organic Congress 2006 > Theme 9: Organic animal products: quality and safety European Union > QualityLowInputFood > Subproject 4: Livestock production systems |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 7107 |
| Contact: | Meerburg, MSc. B.G. |
| Deposited On: | 10 May 2006 |
| EPrint Type: | Submit a paper or a poster to a conference |
| Published?: | Published |
| Type of presentation: | Paper |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
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