Field evaluation of some bait additives against Indian crested porcupine(Hystrix indica)(Rodentia:Hystricidae)  

作　　者：Muhammad MUSHTAQ Iftikhar HUSSAIN Afsar MIAN Shahid MUNIR Irfan AHMED Abdul Aziz KHAN 

机构地区：[1]Department of Zoology,PMAS Arid Agriculture University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan [2]Wildlife Management,PMAS Arid Agriculture University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan [3]National Agricultural Research Centre,Islamabad,Pakistan

出　　处：《Integrative Zoology》2013年第3期285-292,共8页整合动物学（英文版）

基　　金：supported by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan;through a financial support provided under its Indigenous PhD Fellowship Programme to Muhammad Mushtaq.

摘　　要：This research study evaluated the effect of different additives on the bait consumption by Indian crested porcupine,a serious forest and agricultural pest,under field conditions.Different additives(saccharin,common salt,bone meal,fish meal,peanut butter,egg yolk,egg shell powder,yeast powder,mineral oil and coconut oil)at 2 and 5%each were tested for their relative preference,using groundnut-maize(1:1)as basic bait.All the additives were tested under a no-choice test pattern.For control tests,no additive was mixed with the basic bait.Saccharin at 5%concentration significantly enhanced the consumption of bait over the basic bait,while 2%saccharin supplemented bait resulted in a non-significant bait consumption.All other additives did not enhance the consumption of the bait material;rather,these worked as repellents.However,the repellency was lowest with the common salt,followed by egg yolk,egg shell powder,bone meal,peanut butter,mineral oil,fish meal and yeast powder,while coconut remained the most repellent compound.The present study suggested that groundnut-maize(1:1)supplemented with 5%saccharin was the preferred bait combination,and can be used with different rodenticides for the management of Indian crested porcupine.

关 键 词：additives BAITS evaluation Hystrix indica Indian crested porcupine 

分 类 号：TB3[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程]