creators_name: Meerburg, Bastiaan G.
creators_name: Reimert, Henny G. M.
creators_name: Kijlstra, Aize
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-05-10
lastmod: 2009-09-09 13:39:26
metadata_visibility: show
title: Live-traps vs. Rodenticides on Organic Farms: which method works best?
ispublished: pub
subjects: 7pigs
full_text_status: public
abstract: 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.
date: 2006
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Meerburg, MSc. Bastiaan G.; Reimert, BSc. Henny G. M. and Kijlstra, Prof. Aize (2006) Live-traps vs. Rodenticides on Organic Farms: which method works best? Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/7107/1/meerburgetal.PDF