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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2017

The longevity of para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP) wild dog baits and the implications for effective and safe baiting campaigns.

Matthew Gentle, James Speed, Benjamin L Allen, Stacy Harris, Hellen Haapakoski, Kerry Bell

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew GentleInvasive Plants and Animals, Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 203 Tor St., Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia. matthew.gentle@daf.qld.gov.au.
James SpeedInvasive Plants and Animals, Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 203 Tor St., Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia.
Benjamin L AllenInstitute for Agriculture and the Environment, University of Southern Queensland, QLD, Toowoomba, 4350, Australia.
Stacy HarrisInvasive Plants and Animals, Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 47 Mayers Rd., Nambour, QLD, 4560, Australia.
Hellen HaapakoskiInvasive Plants and Animals, Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 47 Mayers Rd., Nambour, QLD, 4560, Australia.
Kerry BellCrop and Food Science, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 13 Holberton St., Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia.
University of Southern Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Considerable effort goes into mitigating the impacts caused by invasive animals and prohibiting their establishment or expansion. In Australia, management of wild dogs (Canis lupus dingo and their hybrids) and their devastating impacts is reliant upon poison baiting. The recent release of baits containing the humane toxin para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP) offers potential improvements for control of wild dogs, but little is known about the environmental persistence of PAPP in manufactured baits that could be used to inform best practice guidelines. We investigated the degradation rate of PAPP wild dog baits (DOGABAIT™) under typical field usage and storage conditions in north-eastern Australia and calculated optimal deployment and withholding periods. The PAPP content of buried baits declines faster than surface-laid baits, but both presentations retained lethal doses to wild and domestic dogs for considerable periods (6-16 weeks). Domestic or working dogs should be suitably restrained or excluded from baited areas for extended periods, particularly under dry conditions, to minimise poisoning risk. The period of persistence of PAPP baits may provide opportunities to improve the duration or longer term efficacy of baiting campaigns, but care is needed to protect domestic and working dogs to ensure responsible and safe use.

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Animals, WildPropiophenonesAdministration, OralAnimalsAustraliaDogsLongevity4-aminopropiophenonePropiophenonesCanidDingoDOGABAIT™Invasive speciesPoisoning

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PMID28357798
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