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Abbreviated Bitrex® Qualitative Fit-Testing Protocol
The U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to include the protocol for the abbreviated Bitrex® qualitative fit test ("ABQLFT") in its Respiratory Protection Standard; the proposed protocol would apply to employers in general industry, shipyard employment, and the construction industry. The proposed ABQLFT protocol consists of seven exercises described in the existing Bitrex® qualitative fit-testing protocol specified in OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard. For more information, please refer to OSHA's website.
Pet Training Products
Bitrex can be used to train pets such as dogs and cats not to chew or bite household furniture or clothing. Products such as Johnson's Anti-Chew Training Spray contain Bitrex so when the pet tries to chew something, it tastes so unpleasant, it remembers not to do it again!
Equine Anti-cribbing
Horses are expensive animals, especially highly trained thorough-bred racing horses. Horses also have a very complicated digestive system and are unable to vomit. Eating the straw bedding can be very problematic, and Bitrex can be used to spray the straw to put off the horse, saving the owner thousands in vet bills or even the horse's life should it choke on the bedding.
Anti-tail Biting
Bitrex's first ever use as an aversive was to prevent pigs from biting each other's tails. When they get in close proximity to each other, pigs have a tendancy to cannibalise each other. A cream was developed in the late 1960s containing Bitrex which stopped this from happening, improving the well -being of the animals.