Effects of the Chicken Body Louse, Menacanthus stramineus, on Caged Layers

Autor:	Joyce A. DeVaney
Rok vydání:	1976
Předmět:	Avian clutch size Feed consumption Eggs Oviposition Body Weight Age Factors General Medicine Menacanthus stramineus Lice Infestations Biology Animal Feed Housing Animal Animal science parasitic diseases Animals Female Animal Science and Zoology Chickens Poultry Diseases Chicken body louse
Zdroj:	Poultry Science. 55:430-435
ISSN:	0032-5791
Popis:	When 23-, 35-, and 49-week old Ideal 236 White Leghorn hens were infested with the chicken body louse, Menacanthus stramineus, percentage egg production 12 weeks later had decreased by 16, 34, and 46%. Meanwhile, the average hen weight had decreased by about 85, 300, and 450 grams compared with uninfested control hens of the same age. There were also significant decreases in clutch size and feed consumption of the infested hens. All the decreases correlated with populations of lice.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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