
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Twigg, Laurie E. 
A1  - Lowe, Tim J. 
A1  - Kirkpatrick, Winifred E. 
A1  - Martin, Gary R. 
T1  - Tissue residue levels in rabbits and rats poisoned with 1080 One-shot bait and the location of poisoned rabbit carcasses
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 30
IS  - 6
SP  - 621
EP  - 631
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR02098 
N2  - The level of fluoroacetate (1080) found in the carcasses of rats and rabbits poisoned with 1080 ranged from 1.9 to 14.4 &#956;g g&#8211;1 (mean 5.3 &#956;g g&#8211;1, n = 11) in rats and &#60;0.02 to 0.78 &#956;g g&#8211;1 (mean 0.353 &#956;g g&#8211;1, n = 10) in rabbits. The concentration of fluoroacetate in the blood and liver of both species was generally higher than in the carcasses, and ranged from &#60;0.02 to 33.6 &#956;g g&#8211;1. Fifteen of 22 collared rabbits, and 3 freshly killed, uncollared rabbits were recovered during a routine baiting exercise with 1080 One-shot oats. Excluding the 4 collared rabbits taken by predators, only 14% of all carcasses (n = 14) were found in the open, with the remaining 86% of carcasses being well concealed in warrens or under thick scrub. The carcasses of both rabbits and rats showed considerable decay within 6 days of poisoning. Except for eutherian carnivores, which are highly sensitive to 1080, there is little potential risk of secondary poisoning of native wildlife as a result of the correct use of 1080 baits in pest-control programs. 
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