%0 Conference Paper
%A Meerburg, MSc. Bastiaan G.
%A Reimert, BSc. Henny G. M.
%A Kijlstra, Prof. Aize
%D 2006
%F orgprints:7107
%T Live-traps vs. Rodenticides on Organic Farms: which method works best?
%U http://orgprints.org/7107/
%X 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.