Volume 13, Number 12—December 2007
Dispatch
Use of Fly Screens to Reduce Campylobacter spp. Introduction in Broiler Houses
Birthe Hald*
, Helle M. Sommer†, and Henrik Skovgård‡
, Helle M. Sommer†, and Henrik Skovgård‡Table 2
Results of analyzed sources and estimates of flock Campylobacter spp. status from the applied statistical model
| Type of result | p value |
|---|---|
| Source of variation* | |
| Screen | 0.0002 |
| Time (day of rotation) | <0.0001 |
| Screen time | 0.07 |
| Month |
0.80 |
| Predicted prevalence of Campylobacter spp.–positive flocks (day 21/35), % | |
| Fly screen houses | 3/11 |
| Houses without fly screens | 14/42 |
*Analysis of variance, type 3 test. Significant effects if p<0.05.
