Rodenticidal effect of furosemide (drug)‎ against black rat Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae)‎ under laboratory and animal production farm conditions

Abstract EN

Efficacy of furosemide (drug) 40 mg was evaluated against black rats Rattus rattus L.

(Rodentia: Muridae) , under laboratory and animal production farm conditions.

LD50 of furosemide was determined and its value was 4745 mg/kg b.w.

Also, non and free choice feeding test were tested, the results revealed that furosemide (2.1%) bait mixed with crushed maize achieved complete mortality 100% after four days of treatment in the non choice feeding test.

While it gave 80% mortality and 51% acceptance in free choice feeding test.

furosemide drug caused increasing the extraction of the urine amount led to decrease in the body weight of the tested animals.

The effect of furosemide was evaluated against R.

rattus under animal production farm conditions at Kafr El- Zayat, Gharbiya Governorate.

The results indicated that furosemide bait (2.1%) mixed with crushed maize achieved 89% in rats population reduction.

It can be concluded that furosemide can be use in the integrated rodents management.