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Rodents are notorious pests, known for transmitting major public health diseases and causing agricultural and economic losses. The lack of site-specific and national standardised rodent surveillance in several disadvantaged communities has rendered ...
A. M. Awoniyi +10 more
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Rodent control operations against zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Iran
BACKGROUND Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is a serious and increasing public health problem in many rural areas of Iran. Previous studies showed that rodent control operations are effective in destroying rodents and reducing the incidence of ZCL ...
M. Y. Ershadi +5 more
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The Bioeconomics of Controlling an African Rodent Pest Species [PDF]
The paper treats the economy of controlling an African pest rodent, the multimammate rat, causing major damage in maize production. An ecological population model is presented and used as a basis for the economic analyses carried out at the village level
Anders Skonhoft +4 more
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Small animals census and control on a hardwood plantation [PDF]
For centuries, man has been at conflict with and has suffered untold crop losses to ubiquitous small mammals. Such losses may range from unnoticed removal of vegetation in hay and grain fields to 95 - 99 percent losses in unprotected orchards or forest ...
Radvanyi, Andrew
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Effect of environmental factors on the abundance variations of two native rodents in agricultural systems of Buenos Aires, Argentina [PDF]
Our aim was to assess the effect of environmental factors on short temporal abundance variations of the two most abundant native rodents of agricultural agroecosystems, Akodon azarae and Calomys laucha.
Busch, Maria +3 more
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Control of the house mouse (Mus musculus L.) in the Netherlands [PDF]
Rodent control in the Netherlands is carried out by local authorities, extermination companies or the owners of infested premises. The control of the house mouse, especially in food-handling establishments, is a problem that has existed for some years ...
Bosman, Bart T.
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Feline Farmhands: The Value of Working Cats to Australian Dairy Farmers—A Case for Tax Deductibility
Rodents play a role in the spread of disease and cause immense damage to produce and infrastructure, leading to food safety risks and economic losses for farmers.
Caitlin Crawford +5 more
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Rodents on farms are a substantial issue due to the damage they cause to produce and infrastructure, and the risk they pose to food safety. As a result, farmers need to control rodent populations around farms.
Caitlin Crawford +5 more
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Experimental assessment of rodent control on two poultry farms of central Argentina
SUMMARY We experimentally assessed the effect of controlling vegetation height along farm perimeters on the abundance of rodents in 2 broiler poultry farms in central Argentina.
I. E. G. Villafañe +3 more
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Prevention and treatment of parasitic infections in organic pigs [PDF]
Organic and free range pigs are potentially exposed to a wider range of parasites and zoonotic challenges. The livestock Subproject QLIF addresses 4 strategies to combat these challenges, and the present paper describes the initial results.
Kijlstra, H. A. +5 more
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