Using the CLOD to Deliver Pentachlorobenzene to Coyotes (Canis latrans)
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Berentsen, Are B.; Johnston, John J.; Mauldin, Richard E.; Schmidt, Robert H.
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The Coyote Lure Operative Device (CLOD) is a bait delivery device designed to deliver chemicals such as vaccines, sterilizing agents, predacides, and physiological markers to coyotes. Coyotes have activated the device in the field when it is filled with placebo baits, but measured delivery of an active ingredient has never been attempted. We developed a dose-response relationship for pentachlorobenzene (PeCB) residues in coyote serum and used the CLOD to deliver PeCB to captive coyotes. Twenty-two days post dosing, PeCB residues were detected in serum samples collected from every coyote that activated the CLOD. No residues were found in controls. We conclude that PeCB can be used as a physiological marker for identification of coyotes that activate CLODs. Using PeCB to quantify CLOD consumption met with moderate success and recommendations for future research are provided.
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2006
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Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference
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22
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Berentsen, Are B.; Johnston, John J.; Mauldin, Richard E.; Schmidt, Robert H.