Beak condition and cage density determine abundance and spatial distribution of northern fowl mites, ornithonyssus sylviarum, and chicken body lice, menacanthus stramineus, on caged laying hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2565-2572

  Mullens, B A ^a   Chen, B L ^a   Owen, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken body louse; Ectoparasite; Grooming; Northern fowl mite; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; AVES; MENACANTHUS; ORNITHONYSSUS SYLVARUM; ORNITHONYSSUS SYLVIARUM; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 78649357299     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00955     Document Type: Article

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