The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
December 15-18, 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Friday, December 16, 2005 - 3:18 PM
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Ectoparasite control in caged layer systems - can we just let the hens do it?

Bradley A. Mullens, mullens@mail.ucr.edu, Brian L. Chen, bchen007@ucr.edu, and Jeb P. Owen, jebpowen@yahoo.com. University of California, Department of Entomology, Riverside, CA

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Species 1: Acari Macronyssidae Ornithonyssus sylviarum (northern fowl mite)
Species 2: Phthiraptera Menoponidae Menacanthus stramineus (chicken body louse)
Keywords: cultural control, animal welfare