Poultry red mite control

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S.T.Moubarak – Cairo University


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Biolink‐Egypt manufactures and markets a range

of DEFRA approved agricultural disinfectants,

along with cleaners, fumigants, descalers andsanitizers.

للصن ع ت لكيم وية:صنع في مصر شركة بيولينك يجيبت

شركةب لتع ون

بيولينمع

-لمملكة لمتحد


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Defra

” Protects and Disinfects”


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Approval Of Disinfectants (Category 3) In Europe


• Defra: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• AFNOR : Association Française de Normalisation• (French National Organization for Standardization)

• DVG: Deutschen Veterinärmedizinischen Gesellschaft


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Defra Approved ?


For Defra approval purposes, there are five Orders:

Foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV)

Swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV)

Diseases of Poultry Order and The Avian Influenza and

Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals Order (DoP, AI & IAOM)

Tuberculosis Order (TB)

General Orders (GO)


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The purpose of an approval is to confirm thedisinfectant is effective in

controlling certain pathogens under laboratory

conditions.



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Award Winning Red Mite Control



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Ectoparasites


Arachnida

Ticks

Mites

Insecta

Bugs

Lice

Fleas


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Can you tell the differences?



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Red Fowl Mite (Dermanyssus gallinae)



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Red mite: getting to know it …


o Photophobic, vampire in the dark (5‐11 hours after sunset)

o All stages except larvae require a blood meal

o Resistant in the environment (up to 6 months without feeding)

o Feeding lasts only 30‐60 minutes

o A great traveller (up to 300 metres per night)

o Develops resistance to acaricides

o Transmits poultry and zoonotic diseases.


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Dermanyssus gallinae Life Cycle



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Consequences of red mite infestation


7%

18%

19%

56%

Treatment Cost

Mortality

Second grade eggs

Lowered Egg Production

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%


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Restlessness and stress ‐ Skin irritation



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Feather‐pecking, Cannibalism



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Weight loss and anaemia



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Second‐grade eggs



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Farm staff : Dermatitis, allergic reactions



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Why it is difficult to control?


Can live for

long periodswithout

blood meals

Resistance toAcaricides

Mites live on

Birds andEnvironment


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Controlling Red Fowl Mite


Conventional Treatments

Alternative Solutions

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)


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Conventional Treatments


Synthetic Acaricides

Organophosphorus,Carbamates,

Pyrethroids

Mite Resistance

Residues In

Eggs

May only be allowed between flocks

Use Restrictions

and Legislations


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Alternative Solutions


AlternativeSolutions

Physical Methods Silica dust – Diatomaceous earth – Surfactants –

Diesel – Adhesive coating

Vaccination

Predator Mites

Essential Oils Garlic ‐ Neem ‐ Thyme – Tea …

House Heat

Treatment

45 – 60 oC


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Poultry Shield: Components Overview


Fifth generationQuats (5th G)

Broad Spectrum

Highly Soluble

Complex Surfactant

System

non‐ionic and

amphoteric

Excellent Penetration

Chitinolytic effect

Dissolves the waxyshell of red mites

Active amine

(APDA)

aminopropyl dodecylamine

Excellent Synergist

Reduced Contact Time

Non‐Corrosive

Effective againstFungi

High pHvalue

(stronglyalkaline)


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Poultry Shield targets mites exoskeleton



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Poultry Shield: Product Concept


Effect On red mites

– Dissolves the waxy shell

– Causes loss of coordination

– Impairs the respiratory function – Causes dehydration

– Kills

• Does not induce resistance


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Poultry Shield: Effective at a glance


• Within a few minutes, the appearance of the typical green colour on the treated

surfaces is an indicator of the chitinolytic effect of the product.


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Application with Depopulation


Before removing the birds from the house, spray insideat low pressure 250 litres of 10 % solution for approx.

10,000 birds.

After restocking, repeat the treatment with

Poultry Shield 10 % every 4 – 6 weeks as needed, only to

the critical areas :(1 litre at 10 % for approx. 1000 birds).


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Application during the production cycle


• Spray at low pressure on cages, nest boxes, feed troughs, transportation belts,

slats and the other structures where the mites clump together

(250 litres of 10% solution for approx. 10,000 birds).

• Repeat the application of Poultry Shield 10 % no more than 7 days after the

first application.

• Repeat the treatment with Poultry Shield 10 % every 4 – 6 weeks as needed, to

the critical areas

(1 litre of 10% solution for approx. 1000 birds).


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Poultry Shield: Target areas


Feed troughs and watering systems

Egg conveyor belts

Cages and perches

Cracks, crevices and all narrow spaces

Accumulated dust and organic material


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Questions

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