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Table 2 Advantages and limits of methods for collecting and sanitizing wild raptor pellets, at low environmental contamination. - not easy, not fast; +/- easy, not fast; + easy and fast; +  + very easy and fast; +  +  + very easy and very fast

From: Collection methods of wild barn owl pellets at low environmental contamination and proposals of microbiological and ecological investigations

N°

Methods

Set-up

Recovery

Sanitisation

1

Hard, flat surface (like table)

Easy to assemble and transport; cumbersome. Only for flat land

 +  +  + 

 +  +  + 

2

Perforated roll-up net in PVC + 4 poles for land support

Easy to fix; less complex to move, cumbersome. Even for non-flat land

 +  + 

 +  + 

3

Perforated roll-up net in nylon + 4 poles for land support

Easy to fix; less complex to move, not cumbersome. Even for non-flat land

 +  + 

 + 

4

Vegetable fabric net roll-up + 4 poles for land support (like hammock)

Easy to fix and to move, not cumbersome. Even for non-flat land

 +/-

-