Iophenoxic acid as a systemic blood marker for assessment of bait acceptance by stoats (Mustela erminea) and weasels (Mustela nivalis)

摘要: Abstract Iophenoxic acid (IA) is a compound that causes an increase in the plasma and serum iodine concentration of animals ingest it, was evaluated as marker for assessing bait acceptance by stoats weasels. The baseline or measured 12 captive 10 wild stoats, one weasel. mixed into broken hen eggs amounts 1, 2, 4, 5 mg per egg (5 equals 0.01% 50 g egg), were then fed to animals. mean dosed significantly higher than (3.3 μg/100 ml) after 7 days (309.5 14 (24.0 ng/100 ml), but not 21 (6.4 ml). duration marking (c. 2 weeks) long reported most other studies eutherian mammals (most more 8 weeks). Not enough data collected determine