Use of Fertility Control (Nicarbazin) in Barcelona

This study describes a three-year evaluation (2017-2019) of a fertility control protocol using nicarbazin (Ovistop®) to reduce the abundance of the most conflictive colonies of feral pigeon, Columba livia var. domestica, in Barcelona, Spain, as a long-term strategy based on animal welfare. The treat...

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Autores: González-Crespo, Carlos|||0000-0003-4312-0398, Lavín González, Santiago|||0000-0001-5655-588X
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Animal welfare
Columba livia var. domestica
Control
Ethics
Management
Nicarbazin
Pigeon
Reduction
Urban
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spelling Use of Fertility Control (Nicarbazin) in Barcelonaan Effective yet Respectful Method towards Animal Welfare for the Management of Conflictive Feral Pigeon ColoniesGonzález-Crespo, Carlos|||0000-0003-4312-0398Lavín González, Santiago|||0000-0001-5655-588XAnimal welfareColumba livia var. domesticaControlEthicsManagementNicarbazinPigeonReductionUrbanThis study describes a three-year evaluation (2017-2019) of a fertility control protocol using nicarbazin (Ovistop®) to reduce the abundance of the most conflictive colonies of feral pigeon, Columba livia var. domestica, in Barcelona, Spain, as a long-term strategy based on animal welfare. The treatment was supplied to 34 pigeon colonies by automatic hopper feeders installed in public areas. A superiority study and a population monitoring study were carried out to evaluate differences in the abundance of the colonies, as well as the proportion of juveniles, the possible intake of nicarbazin by non-target species and the movement of individuals among colonies. The results showed statistical differences in the population trends between the test (-22.03%) and control (+12.86%) groups, and a significant steady decreasing trend in the pigeon abundance (-55.26%) was registered until the end of 2019. The proportion of juveniles was significatively lower in the test colonies, and a non-target species (Eurasian collared doves, Streptopelia decaocto) was observed consuming in a residual form. The protocol using nicarbazin is able to both control the abundance of pigeons, with no impact over non-target species, and respond to the public interest about animal welfare by providing an ethical method to manage overabundant and/or conflictive populations. 22022-01-0120222022-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/257579https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/ani12070856reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2575792026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Use of Fertility Control (Nicarbazin) in Barcelona
an Effective yet Respectful Method towards Animal Welfare for the Management of Conflictive Feral Pigeon Colonies
title Use of Fertility Control (Nicarbazin) in Barcelona
spellingShingle Use of Fertility Control (Nicarbazin) in Barcelona
González-Crespo, Carlos|||0000-0003-4312-0398
Animal welfare
Columba livia var. domestica
Control
Ethics
Management
Nicarbazin
Pigeon
Reduction
Urban
title_short Use of Fertility Control (Nicarbazin) in Barcelona
title_full Use of Fertility Control (Nicarbazin) in Barcelona
title_fullStr Use of Fertility Control (Nicarbazin) in Barcelona
title_full_unstemmed Use of Fertility Control (Nicarbazin) in Barcelona
title_sort Use of Fertility Control (Nicarbazin) in Barcelona
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv González-Crespo, Carlos|||0000-0003-4312-0398
Lavín González, Santiago|||0000-0001-5655-588X
author González-Crespo, Carlos|||0000-0003-4312-0398
author_facet González-Crespo, Carlos|||0000-0003-4312-0398
Lavín González, Santiago|||0000-0001-5655-588X
author_role author
author2 Lavín González, Santiago|||0000-0001-5655-588X
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Animal welfare
Columba livia var. domestica
Control
Ethics
Management
Nicarbazin
Pigeon
Reduction
Urban
topic Animal welfare
Columba livia var. domestica
Control
Ethics
Management
Nicarbazin
Pigeon
Reduction
Urban
description This study describes a three-year evaluation (2017-2019) of a fertility control protocol using nicarbazin (Ovistop®) to reduce the abundance of the most conflictive colonies of feral pigeon, Columba livia var. domestica, in Barcelona, Spain, as a long-term strategy based on animal welfare. The treatment was supplied to 34 pigeon colonies by automatic hopper feeders installed in public areas. A superiority study and a population monitoring study were carried out to evaluate differences in the abundance of the colonies, as well as the proportion of juveniles, the possible intake of nicarbazin by non-target species and the movement of individuals among colonies. The results showed statistical differences in the population trends between the test (-22.03%) and control (+12.86%) groups, and a significant steady decreasing trend in the pigeon abundance (-55.26%) was registered until the end of 2019. The proportion of juveniles was significatively lower in the test colonies, and a non-target species (Eurasian collared doves, Streptopelia decaocto) was observed consuming in a residual form. The protocol using nicarbazin is able to both control the abundance of pigeons, with no impact over non-target species, and respond to the public interest about animal welfare by providing an ethical method to manage overabundant and/or conflictive populations.
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