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Relationship of acceptance and mortality of anticoagulant baits to rats

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The data presented in this paper indicates that there is a direct relationship of anticoagulant bait acceptance and mortality. The more acceptable an anticoagulant rodenticide bait is to rats, the greater the mortality to be expected.

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  1. Animal Biology Laboratory, Technical Services Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 20705, Beltsville, Md.

    Steve D. Palmateer & John A. McCann

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Palmateer, S.D., McCann, J.A. Relationship of acceptance and mortality of anticoagulant baits to rats. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 15, 750–755 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01685628

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