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? Paper at: Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
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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.
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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| Type of presentation: | Paper |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs |
| Research affiliation: | International Conferences > 2006: Joint Organic Congress > Theme 9: Organic animal products: quality and safety European Union > QualityLowInputFood > Subproject 4: Livestock production systems |
| Deposited By: | Meerburg, Dr. B.G. |
| ID Code: | 7107 |
| Deposited On: | 10 May 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:32 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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