The use of warfarin as a rat poison is now declining because many rat populations have developed resistance to it, and poisons of considerably greater potency are now available.
Resistance to warfarin was first noticed in Welshpool in 1959. Similar colonies of resistant rats were also found in the United States and continental Europe.
For this reason is has been used as a poison to eliminate rats and mice. Warfarin works by ... Both antibiotic resistance in bacteria and warfarinresistance in rodents provide ...
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The use of warfarin as a rat poison is now declining because many rat populations have developed resistance to it, and poisons of considerably greater potency are now available.
FJ EXPRESS SUMMARY ARTICLE The Full-length version of this article is also available, published online September 17, 2001 as doi:10.1096/fj.01-0337fje.
Warfarinresistance in the ship rat in Liverpool. Int. Pest. Control. 15:17. Greaves, J. H., B. D. Rennison, and R. Redfern. 1976. Resistance of the ship rat, Rattus rattus L. to ...