New bait to combat feral pig incursions
25 Jan 2021
THE irony that the chemical used to cure bacon is the key ingredient in a new bait to kill feral pigs is not lost on its creators. Sodium nitrite is used in small quantities to cure bacon, but scientists have stabilised the chemical to persist long enough in an outdoor environment to use it to kill pigs...
The key to the bait is sodium nitrite's ability to convert haemoglobin into methemoglobin, eliminating red blood cells' capability to carry oxygen. The end result of that is the pig goes to sleep then dies without awareness .Dr Staples compares its effects with carbon monoxide poisoning...
https://www.theland.com.au/story/7095952/new-pig-bait-a-game-changer/?src=rss&utm_email=4be2a55ec4
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