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INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY
卷 17, 期 6, 页码 991-1001出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12563
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contraceptive bait; ecologically based rodent management; fertility control; levonorgestrel; quinestrol
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- African Union/European Development Fund [AURGII/1/006/2016]
- International Partnership Programme of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [152111KYSB20160089]
Research shows that contraceptive hormones levonorgestrel and quinestrol can reduce pregnancy rate and litter size in black rats, with potential impacts on male reproductive organs. Further studies are needed to investigate the duration and reversibility of these effects.
The black rat is considered one of the world's top pests. With increased restrictions on rodenticides, new alternatives to manage rats are urgently needed. Research on the use of contraceptive hormones, levonorgestrel (LE), and quinestrol (QU), have been evaluated against some rodent species, and this research is the first study to assess these on black rats. Hormones were incorporated into rodent bait at 10 and 50 ppm concentrations singly and in combination (EP-1). Groups of 10 animals of each sex were fed the baits over 7 days. Lower bait consumption was observed with slight body mass reductions. On dissection, it was observed that the uterus was in a state of edema and male reproductive organs weighed less with reduced sperm counts/motility. The 2 most promising baits, 50 ppm QU and EP-1, were used to assess impact on pregnancy and litter size. Pregnancy was reduced from 70% success when both males and females consumed untreated bait, down to 30% when males had consumed contraceptive bait but females had not, and down to 0% when females had consumed contraceptive bait, regardless of whether they had paired with a treated or untreated male. Litter size in the untreated pairs was 8 pups, but only 4 pups in those cases where the male only had consumed the contraceptive. Further studies should investigate how long the effect lasts and its reversibility. Field studies at the population level may also shed light on the practicality of using contraceptive baits for black rats in different habitats.
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