{"id":2104,"date":"2014-08-03T22:21:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-03T22:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2014-08-03T22:27:55","modified_gmt":"2014-08-03T22:27:55","slug":"u-o-r-rodent-research-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/?p=2104","title":{"rendered":"U.O.R. Rodent Research Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-content\"><div><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Committee Updates. (30th October 2013)<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<h1><span><em><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; text-decoration: underline;\">U.O.R. Rodent Research Project<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/UOR-Logo-01.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1687\" src=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/UOR-Logo-01.bmp\" alt=\"UOR Logo 01\" width=\"228\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>The Federation have been asked to assist with an ongoing project to monitor resistant strains of rats in the UK. Rodenticide resistance in rats seems to be on the rise with several different mutations of the resistance gene present throughout the UK. Unfortunately, knowledge of the exact distribution and composition of these resistant populations is limited, although we now have a good idea of the likely impact of the different mutations on treatment outcome.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/RAT-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1686\" src=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/RAT-20.jpg\" alt=\"RAT 20\" width=\"130\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a>As part of a research project at the University of Reading\u00a0they have been trapping rats throughout the UK in order to obtain tissue samples which\u00a0they can then use for DNA analysis to determine their exact resistance mutation, if present.\u00a0They can then start to build up a distribution map of the resistance strains which are present in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>When\u00a0they complete the DNA analysis\u00a0I.W.T.F. members\u00a0will have access to\u00a0the results. They have informed us that they\u00a0regularly get resistant strains, and because of the limited use of available and effective poisons for these resistant strains,\u00a0they usually advise that the recipient uses an alternative method of control such as shooting, trapping or\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">using working terriers.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0I.W.T.F. members provide\u00a0pest control\u00a0solutions to local farmers, and gamekeepers dealing with all pests. The federation is interested in scientific studies and expertise that may assist our members to perform this duty in the most humane and efficient way possible. Participating Clubs in Northern Ireland\u00a0will be contacted with further details.<\/p>\n<div>To review the collection protocol download this file;<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/U.O.R.-Sample-collection-protocol-Reading-2012-2013-2.pdf\">U.O.R. &#8211; Sample collection protocol Reading 2012-2013 2<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Committee Updates. (30th October 2013) U.O.R. Rodent Research Project The Federation have been asked to assist with an ongoing project to monitor resistant strains of rats in the UK. Rodenticide resistance in rats seems to be on the rise with &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/?p=2104\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2105,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions\/2105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/iwtf.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}