Publication details
Risk Evaluation of Spatial Distribution of Faecal Mice Contaminants in Simulated Agricultural and Food Store
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Pakistan Journal of Zoology |
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| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Agricultural stores; food safety; risk evaluation; faecal contamination; Mus musculus |
| Description | We studied spatial distribution of faeces of a wild strain of house mice after invasion into a new environment. In a simulated small store room, we evaluated the density of faeces and their relative allocation in the following three sectors: shelter, food + water and remaining area. Individual positions of a total of 9, 809 deposited faeces were recorded. The spatial distribution of faeces was not random but aggregated. |