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War the solution to dog and fox control
War the solution to dog and fox control By Ian Paterson, Stock Journal Key Points WW11 chemical possible dog and fox bait Not harmful to humans More humane than 1080 A WORLD War II chemical developed as an antidote to cyanide poisoning could soon be a powerful new weapon in the fight against wild dogs and foxes. The chemical, known as PAP, mimics the effects of carbon dioxide poisoning, stopping the oxygenation of haemoglobin in the blood and killing quickly and humanely. Importantly, it appears to be toxic only to dogs and foxes. "They essentially just lie down, go to sleep within an hour or so, go into a coma and die quite painlessly," Pest Animal Control Co-operative Research Centre commercialisation and business manager Chris Buller said. "This new active ingredient has proven to be very species specific and thus far very effective in the target animals." It is claimed to be quicker acting, more humane and more selective than 1080 poison, while dogs that take a sub-lethal dose recover fully and are likely to come back for a second helping. It is also very predictable in its action and a cheap glove-box antidote is available for domestic or working dogs that are inadvertently poisoned. PAP has already been tested on dogs in Queensland and foxes in Finland. Paddock trials in the coming year will assess its efficacy in the field and its effects on non-target species such as tiger quolls, birds and reptiles. The new bait, which is expected to be registered and on the market by mid-2007, is one of many products being developed by the CRC. First out of the blocks will be FeralMone, a pressure-pack dog and fox attractant which should be in rural merchandise stores next month. FeralMone has such a powerful and revolting stench that, Mr BuIler says, "researchers who have played with it have ended up in the camp-out in the back yard for a few nights". But it is irresistible to dogs and foxes and lures them to where poison baits are laid. In trials in the Brindabella Valley west of Canberra, a bait station laced with FeralMone recorded 61 visits by wild dogs and eight bait takes compared to 18 visits and no takes at a bait-only station. Both products are being developed and commercialised with funding from Australian Wool Innovation and are being field tested in partnership with the NPWS. Meat and Livestock Australia is paying the CRC to develop a new pig bait that should be on the market in mid-2005. New start for pest CRC THE PEST Animal Control Co-operative Research Centre has been given a new lease of life - and a name change - with last month's announcement of a further $30 million funding over the next seven years. From July 1 it will be known as the Australasian Invasive Animal CRC and its list of partners will expand from seven to 40, including the US Department of Agriculture and bodies in the UK and New Zealand. Chief executive Tony Peacock said the deal would give the CRC unprecedented access to the world's biggest wildlife research centre in Fort Collins, Colorado, US. "Australia has by far the worst problems with invasive animals but there are a lot of common problems with other countries," he said. "We hope we can get most of the groups throwing their intellectual property and effort into a single push." For example, Australia, the USDA and Britain's environment department had been working independently on fertility controls but their efforts would now be combined. Dr Peacock said joint feral pig trials starting next March in Texas could open up exports of pig baits to the US by the CRC's commercial partner, Melbourne-based Animal Control Technologies.
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War the solution to dog and fox control

By Ian Paterson, Stock Journal

Key Points

WW11 chemical possible dog and fox bait
Not harmful to humans
More humane than 1080

A WORLD War II chemical developed as an antidote to cyanide poisoning could soon be a powerful new weapon in the fight against wild dogs and foxes.
The chemical, known as PAP, mimics the effects of carbon dioxide poisoning, stopping the oxygenation of haemoglobin in the blood and killing quickly and humanely.
Importantly, it appears to be toxic only to dogs and foxes.
"They essentially just lie down, go to sleep within an hour or so, go into a coma and die quite painlessly," Pest Animal Control Co-operative Research Centre commercialisation and business manager Chris Buller said.
"This new active ingredient has proven to be very species specific and thus far very effective in the target animals."
It is claimed to be quicker acting, more humane and more selective than 1080 poison, while dogs that take a sub-lethal dose recover fully and are likely to come back for a second helping.
It is also very predictable in its action and a cheap glove-box antidote is available for domestic or working dogs that are inadvertently poisoned.
PAP has already been tested on dogs in Queensland and foxes in Finland.
Paddock trials in the coming year will assess its efficacy in the field and its effects on non-target species such as tiger quolls, birds and reptiles.
The new bait, which is expected to be registered and on the market by mid-2007, is one of many products being developed by the CRC.
First out of the blocks will be FeralMone, a pressure-pack dog and fox attractant which should be in rural merchandise stores next month.
FeralMone has such a powerful and revolting stench that, Mr BuIler says, "researchers who have played with it have ended up in the camp-out in the back yard for a few nights".
But it is irresistible to dogs and foxes and lures them to where poison baits are laid.
In trials in the Brindabella Valley west of Canberra, a bait station laced with FeralMone recorded 61 visits by wild dogs and eight bait takes compared to 18 visits and no takes at a bait-only station.
Both products are being developed and commercialised with funding from Australian Wool Innovation and are being field tested in partnership with the NPWS.
Meat and Livestock Australia is paying the CRC to develop a new pig bait that should be on the market in mid-2005.

New start for pest CRC

THE PEST Animal Control Co-operative Research Centre has been given a new lease of life - and a name change - with last month's announcement of a further $30 million funding over the next seven years.
From July 1 it will be known as the Australasian Invasive Animal CRC and its list of partners will expand from seven to 40, including the US Department of Agriculture and bodies in the UK and New Zealand.
Chief executive Tony Peacock said the deal would give the CRC unprecedented access to the world's biggest wildlife research centre in Fort Collins, Colorado, US.
"Australia has by far the worst problems with invasive animals but there are a lot of common problems with other countries," he said.
"We hope we can get most of the groups throwing their intellectual property and effort into a single push."
For example, Australia, the USDA and Britain's environment department had been working independently on fertility controls but their efforts would now be combined.
Dr Peacock said joint feral pig trials starting next March in Texas could open up exports of pig baits to the US by the CRC's commercial partner, Melbourne-based Animal Control Technologies.