?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Towards+sustainable+management+of+rodents+in+organic+animal+husbandry&rft.creator=Meerburg%2C+BG&rft.creator=Bonde%2C+M&rft.creator=Brom%2C+FWA&rft.creator=Endepols%2C+S&rft.creator=Jensen%2C+AN&rft.creator=Leirs%2C+H&rft.creator=Lodal%2C+J&rft.creator=Singleton%2C+GR&rft.creator=Pelz%2C+H-J&rft.creator=Rodenburg%2C+TB&rft.creator=Kijlstra%2C+A&rft.subject=+Production+systems&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=From+26+to+28+May+2004+an+international+seminar+was+held+in+Wageningen%2C+the+Netherlands%2C+about+current+knowledge+and+advice+on+rodent+management+on+organic+pig+and+poultry+farms+in+Western+Europe.+This+paper+summarizes+the+discussions.+Rodent+management+is+necessary+to+protect+the+food+production+chain+from+health+hazards+to+livestock+and+humans.Some+organic+farmers+prefer+biological+rodent+control%2C+but+since+rodents+can+also+transmit+diseases+this+bears+certain+risks+for+the+production+of+healthy+livestock+and+safe+food.+Effective+rodent+management+requires+a+thorough+understanding+of+the+biology+of+the+pest+species+concerned.+These+can+be+divided+into+two+groups%3A+field+rodents%2C+such+as+voles%2C+and+commensal+rodents+like+house+mice+and+rats.+The+objective+of+managing+field+rodents+is+to+minimize+livestock+exposure+to+these+vectors%2C+and+to+regulate+their+populations+in+case+their+density+is+expected+to+grow+dramatically.+Infestation+of+livestock+facilities+with+commensal+rodents+can+be+prevented%2C+but+once+they+are+present%2C+their+eradication+must+be+aimed+for.+General+elements+of+rodent+management+are+(1)+the+prevention+of+rodent+infestations+through+strategic+actions+such+as+modifying+the+habitat+or+rodent+proofing+of+the+buildings%2C+(2)+monitoring+their+appearance+and+population+density%2C+and+(3)+rodent%0D%0Acontrol+measures.+A+number+of+possible+management+actions+is+described+to+provide+a+basis+for+examining+the+measures%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+social+acceptability%2C+their+economic+and+environmental+impacts%2C+and+their+efficacy.&rft.publisher=Koninklijke+Landbouwkundige+Vereniging%2C+Wageningen%2C+The+Netherlands&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10061%2F1%2F73.pdf&rft.identifier=Meerburg%2C+BG%3B+Bonde%2C+M%3B+Brom%2C+FWA%3B+Endepols%2C+S%3B+Jensen%2C+AN%3B+Leirs%2C+H%3B+Lodal%2C+J%3B+Singleton%2C+GR%3B+Pelz%2C+H-J%3B+Rodenburg%2C+TB+and+Kijlstra%2C+A+(2004)+Towards+sustainable+management+of+rodents+in+organic+animal+husbandry.+NJAS+-+Wageningen+Journal+of+Life+Sciences%2C+52+(2)%2C+pp.+195-206.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10061%2F