Use of Fly Screens to Reduce Campylobacter spp. Introduction in Broiler Houses

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Campylobacter
• flies
• chickens
• poultry
• intervention study
• seasonal variation