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The toxicity and acceptability of the sodium salt of pindone, an anti-coagulant rodenticide, to the house-mouse (Mus musculus L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

F. P. Rowe
F. P. Rowe
Affiliation:
Infestation Control Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey
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1. A 0·005% solution of the sodium salt of pindone was found to kill wild house-mice (Mus musculus) in 4–6 days. Mice offered a choice between this solution and water drank more water, but the difference in consumption was not statistically significant.

2. The addition of 1% sugar did not appreciably alter the palatability of a 0·005% solution, but a solution of the anti-coagulant containing 10% sugar was more readily accepted than water. This preference was maintained with solution 4 months old.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , September 1961 , pp. 335 - 341
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1961

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