EL-DEEB, H., METWALLY, A., MOWAFI, M., GABR, W., AL-WAKEEL, A. (2007). DETERMINATION THE PERIODS OF BAIT SHYNESS TO ZINC PHOSPHIDE IN DIFFERENT RODENT SPECIES. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 85(3), 869-883. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2007.226414
HASSAN I. EL-DEEB; ABDEEL-SATAR M. METWALLY; MOSTAFA H. MOWAFI; WAHED M. GABR; AL-WAKEEL E. AL-WAKEEL. "DETERMINATION THE PERIODS OF BAIT SHYNESS TO ZINC PHOSPHIDE IN DIFFERENT RODENT SPECIES". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 85, 3, 2007, 869-883. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2007.226414
EL-DEEB, H., METWALLY, A., MOWAFI, M., GABR, W., AL-WAKEEL, A. (2007). 'DETERMINATION THE PERIODS OF BAIT SHYNESS TO ZINC PHOSPHIDE IN DIFFERENT RODENT SPECIES', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 85(3), pp. 869-883. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2007.226414
EL-DEEB, H., METWALLY, A., MOWAFI, M., GABR, W., AL-WAKEEL, A. DETERMINATION THE PERIODS OF BAIT SHYNESS TO ZINC PHOSPHIDE IN DIFFERENT RODENT SPECIES. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 2007; 85(3): 869-883. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2007.226414
DETERMINATION THE PERIODS OF BAIT SHYNESS TO ZINC PHOSPHIDE IN DIFFERENT RODENT SPECIES
1Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
2Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Several laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the required period for different rodent species to accept zinc phosphide bait again after previous intake sublethal dose (1/4 LDs0)• Results showed that the period of bait shyness differed considerably according to rodent species. Whereas this period was relatively long for rat species i.e. Norway rat, Rattus norvegic-us (87 days) and roof rat, Rattus rattus (61. days) followed by lesser gerbil, Getillus gerbillus (59 days),while the shorter periods were recorded in case of mice species i.e. house mouse, Hus muscu/us (32 days) and spiny mouse, Acomys cahifinus (38 days). The differentiation between those periods may be due to the differeces in feeding patterns among the rodent species.