Field evidence of roof rat (Rattus rattus) faecal contamination of barley grain stored in silos in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00027006%3A_____%2F14%3A00002856" target="_blank" >RIV/00027006:_____/14:00002856 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10340-013-0534-6" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10340-013-0534-6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10340-013-0534-6" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10340-013-0534-6</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Field evidence of roof rat (Rattus rattus) faecal contamination of barley grain stored in silos in the Czech Republic

Original language description

This paper is the first European report of a risk assessment for the contamination of grain by roof rats? (Rattus rattus L.) faeces in silo structures that have traditionally been considered to be rodent-contaminant proof. In this work was estimated therate and magnitude of grain and grain transport silo technology contamination by faeces of R. rattus and identified the routes of entry of rodent faeces into grain stored in silos. It was compared the sizes of rat faeces and stored barley grains to determine whether they could easily be separated using sieves. Roof rats were able to heavily contaminate grain surfaces and conveyor belts with faecal deposits during a 3-week observation period. The average contamination rate was 6.90 ? 0.92 faeces/ m2 (range 0?26 faeces/m2) for grain surfaces and 34.80 ? 8.03 faeces/m2 (range 8?87 faeces/ m2) for conveyor belts. The size measurements (length, width and surface area) of rat faeces and barley grains showed their high similarity; these result

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

GF - Diseases, pests, weeds and plant protection

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/LH12160" target="_blank" >LH12160: Species diversity of stored grain pests and their biological control using Cheyletus predatory mites</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Pest Science

ISSN

1612-4758

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

87

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

117-124

UT code for WoS article

000331715900012

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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