Difference between revisions of "Fly Worry"
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***E.g. [[Bacillus species#Bacillus anthracis|Anthrax]], [[Escherichia coli|''E.coli'']], [[Salmonella|''Salmonella'']], [[Shigella|''Shigella'']], [[Moraxella bovis|New Forest Eye Disease]] | ***E.g. [[Bacillus species#Bacillus anthracis|Anthrax]], [[Escherichia coli|''E.coli'']], [[Salmonella|''Salmonella'']], [[Shigella|''Shigella'']], [[Moraxella bovis|New Forest Eye Disease]] | ||
**Helminths | **Helminths | ||
| − | ***E.g. Intermediate hosts for [[ | + | ***E.g. Intermediate hosts for [[Habronema and Draschia spp.|''Habronema'']] in horses, some poultry tapeworms, [[Parafilaria spp.|''Parafiliaria'']] and [[Thelazia - Cattle|''Thelazia'']] in cattle |
*Feeds on secretions from the eyes, nose and mouth as well as blood left in wounds by other flies | *Feeds on secretions from the eyes, nose and mouth as well as blood left in wounds by other flies | ||
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==Control== | ==Control== | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 22 February 2011
Pathogenesis
- Production losses
- Reduced weight gain
- Reduced milk yield
- Fly worry
- Disease transmission
- Viruses
- E.g. Coxsackie, enteroviruses, poliomyelitis
- Bacteria
- Helminths
- E.g. Intermediate hosts for Habronema in horses, some poultry tapeworms, Parafiliaria and Thelazia in cattle
- Viruses
- Feeds on secretions from the eyes, nose and mouth as well as blood left in wounds by other flies
Control
- Fly control in breeding and resting sites (to reduce the source)
- Breeding sites
- Good sanitation
- Collect dung in heaps
- Spray surface of heaps with insecticide to kill surviving adults and larvae
- Biological control
- Resting sites
- Spray inside and outsides of buildings with insecticide
- Breeding sites
- Fly control on the host
- Wide range of products available
- Nil or short withdrawal period needed for milking animals or animals going for slaughter