Journal article
Use of fly screens to reduce Campylobacter spp. introduction in broiler houses
Section of Poultry Diseases, Division of Poultry, Fish and Fur Animals, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark1
Division of Poultry, Fish and Fur Animals, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark2
National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark3
Division of Microbiology and Risk Assessment, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark4
National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark5
Aarhus University6
Fly screens that prevented influx of flies in 20 broiler houses during the summer of 2006 in Denmark caused a decrease in Campylobacter spp.–positive flocks from 51.4% in control houses to 15.4% in case houses. A proportional reduction in the incidence of chicken-borne campylobacteriosis can be expected by comprehensive intervention against flies in broiler production houses.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Year: | 2007 |
Pages: | 1951-1953 |
ISSN: | 10806059 and 10806040 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid1312.070488 |
Animals Campylobacter Campylobacter Infections Chickens Denmark Diptera Housing, Animal Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicine Poultry Diseases R RC109-216 Risk Factors Time Factors campylobacteriosis chickens dispatch flies food contamination human intervention study poultry risk reduction seasonal variation