Use of Chemical Tracers in Sus scrofa Population Studies—A Scoping Review
Grzegorz Tarasiuk, Luis G Giménez-Lirola, Marisa L Rotolo, Jeffrey J Zimmerman, Librado Carrasco · 2024
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Description
Grzegorz Tarasiuk and co-authors review chemical tracers that count bait uptake in wild pigs. Their 2024 scoping review deals with free-ranging Sus scrofa, a pest that wrecks ecosystems and carries livestock disease. Control rides on oral baits with drugs or vaccines, so managers must know how many pigs eat them. Three tracers lead the field: a dye, an antibiotic family, and an iodine acid.
The dye marks hair for weeks and reads under a scope. The antibiotics mark bone and teeth but demand a dead pig to read. The acid lingers in blood for months. None suits farm pig behavior work, they note.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Grzegorz Tarasiuk, Luis G Giménez-Lirola, Marisa L Rotolo, Jeffrey J Zimmerman, Librado Carrasco |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |