Poultry Red Mite ©Shutterstock/Martin Pelanek This arachnid is a vector pest and a worldwide problem. For example, in egg and meat production or any poultry farming, one has to fight again and again with this mite species. Among other things, they worsen the feed conversion ratio, laying performance and/or egg quality. In this report we describe the red poultry mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) in more detail and also explain how it can be avoided and controlled. Dangers and economic damage A mite infestation, for example in laying hens, can cause stress in the affected animals and therefore has a strong […]
PCO Series: World of Poultry Red Mites
November , 2020