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The application of blended fresh whole egg to ears of corn provided an effective repellent to consumption by white-tailed deer at feeding stations. Albumin applied in a similar manner was also highly effective. Neither rain nor snow significantly reduced the repellent properties of either substance.
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Corn for this study was purchased by a grant from the Ohio University Research Foundation. Apples were generously donated by John Gillogly of Gillogly Orchards, Albany, Ohio.
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Johnson, D.A. The use of blended raw whole egg and albumin as deer repellents at feeding stations. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 24, 82–84 (1986). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330510
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330510