In the study of arthropods in poultry manure, the key predator of house fly larvae encountered was the beetle Carcinops pumilio Erichson (Coleoptera: Histeridae) (Achiano and Giliomee, 2003, 2005a, b, 2006a, b). It is also considered as a major predator in the suppression of synanthropic flies in poultry houses in the USA (Legner, 1971; Geden and Stoffolano, 1987) and in Britain (Bills 1973, Co...

Broiler flocks are frequently infected with Campylobacter jejuni. The origin of the infection is still unclear. The question of whether colonization of flocks results from transmission of C. jejuni from breeder flocks to progeny (vertical transmission) or from environmental sources (horizontal transmission) remains to be answered. Therefore, in this study samples were taken from successive broi...

the aim of this study was to determine the principal reasons for condemnation of broiler poultry carcasses and its economic losses in namin slaughter-house of iran from  february 2008 to  march 2009 . in this period, 2741794 poultry were slaughtered which were7662237 kg live weight and 5560963 kg eviscerated meat .from these , 20479 carcasses responsible for 0.74% of total slaughter with overal...

Numbers of fecal and vomit spots deposited by house flies, Musca domestica L., on spot cards were about twice as high on cards placed on the downwind sides as on the upwind sides of building support posts in caged-layer poultry houses with tunnel ventilation in Brooksville, FL. This trend was stronger at the ends of the houses where airflow is faster than in the relatively still-air center of t...

Poultry manure supports the development of several serious fly pests (Axtell and Arends 1990). Fresh manure is rich in nutrients and is produced at the rate of one-quarter pound per hen per day, providing an ideal habitat for fly larvae to live and feed. The problem has become more acute in modern high-density poultry housing where manure often is concentrated in piles below the birds. The hous...

BACKGROUND A questionnaire survey was conducted to assess the biosecurity and other practices of backyard poultry holdings and knowledge and practices of poultry keepers following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus in poultry in Thimphu city area, Bhutan. RESULTS The study identified 62 backyard poultry holdings in 12 settlement areas, and the owners were subsequent...