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Titre :	Fumigation of rabbit warrens with chloropicrin produces poor welfare outcomes - a review
Auteurs :	Clive A. Marks, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Wildlife Research (36(4) 2009)
Article en page(s) :	342-352
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Chloropicrin (CLPN) is used in Australia and New Zealand as a warren fumigant for the control of exotic European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) but is no longer registered for this purpose in the United States or the European Union. This review summarises the mammalian toxicology and clinical records from 56 accounts where signs, symptoms and pathology have been related to a range of CLPN concentrations. The approach follows a general principle where an assessment of the humaneness of vertebrate pest control techniques should be firstly based upon a thorough synopsis of published behavioural, physiological and pathological impacts. Chloropicrin produces intense irritation by stimulation of trigeminal nerves and brief exposures to concentrations of

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