Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand

© The Authors 2017. Carrion flies are the primary insects colonizing vertebrate carrion; however, limited information is available on the variation in the time of colonization (TOC) as related to time of placement (TOP) and time of death (TOD), particularly in Thailand. Three seasonal sets of nine b...

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Main Authors: Kittikhun Moophayak, Kabkaew L. Sukontason, Watcharapong Ruankham, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Nophawan Bunchu
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-436662018-04-25T07:05:41Z Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand Kittikhun Moophayak Kabkaew L. Sukontason Watcharapong Ruankham Jeffery K. Tomberlin Nophawan Bunchu Agricultural and Biological Sciences Immunology and Microbiology © The Authors 2017. Carrion flies are the primary insects colonizing vertebrate carrion; however, limited information is available on the variation in the time of colonization (TOC) as related to time of placement (TOP) and time of death (TOD), particularly in Thailand. Three seasonal sets of nine broiler carcasses (euthanized and placed in field within 0.5 h after death) were placed in mesh enclosures within a disturbed deciduous dipterocarp forest at Nakhonsawan Province, upper-central Thailand, for 3 d to determine the colonization time by carrion flies. In total, 21,536 arthropods were collected using traps placed over each carcass. Carrion flies of the family Calliphoridae, Muscidae, and Sarcophagidae predominated (93.42%). Of these, Chrysomya megacephala (F.) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) were the dominant species being 36.18% and 35.36%, respectively, across season. These species arrived immediately (5 min) after placement of the carrion in the field during the rainy season, while they were delayed 1-2 h during the dry season. Chrysomya megacephala, C. rufifacies, and Parasarcophaga dux (Thomson) colonized the remains. Time of colonization by C. megacephala and C. rufifacies occurred mostly at 1600-1700 hours (10-11 h after placement) for all seasons. In contrast, TOC by P. dux was delayed for 1 d during rainy and dry season. These results mark the first record of carrion fly colonization in this area and also may deserve important information for the further study as they demonstrate time of colonization differs from TOP and most importantly TOD. 2018-01-24T03:51:45Z 2018-01-24T03:51:45Z 2017-09-01 Journal 19382928 00222585 2-s2.0-85030617874 10.1093/jme/tjx082 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85030617874&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/43666
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Immunology and Microbiology
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Immunology and Microbiology
Kittikhun Moophayak
Kabkaew L. Sukontason
Watcharapong Ruankham
Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Nophawan Bunchu
Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand
description © The Authors 2017. Carrion flies are the primary insects colonizing vertebrate carrion; however, limited information is available on the variation in the time of colonization (TOC) as related to time of placement (TOP) and time of death (TOD), particularly in Thailand. Three seasonal sets of nine broiler carcasses (euthanized and placed in field within 0.5 h after death) were placed in mesh enclosures within a disturbed deciduous dipterocarp forest at Nakhonsawan Province, upper-central Thailand, for 3 d to determine the colonization time by carrion flies. In total, 21,536 arthropods were collected using traps placed over each carcass. Carrion flies of the family Calliphoridae, Muscidae, and Sarcophagidae predominated (93.42%). Of these, Chrysomya megacephala (F.) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) were the dominant species being 36.18% and 35.36%, respectively, across season. These species arrived immediately (5 min) after placement of the carrion in the field during the rainy season, while they were delayed 1-2 h during the dry season. Chrysomya megacephala, C. rufifacies, and Parasarcophaga dux (Thomson) colonized the remains. Time of colonization by C. megacephala and C. rufifacies occurred mostly at 1600-1700 hours (10-11 h after placement) for all seasons. In contrast, TOC by P. dux was delayed for 1 d during rainy and dry season. These results mark the first record of carrion fly colonization in this area and also may deserve important information for the further study as they demonstrate time of colonization differs from TOP and most importantly TOD.
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author Kittikhun Moophayak
Kabkaew L. Sukontason
Watcharapong Ruankham
Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Nophawan Bunchu
author_facet Kittikhun Moophayak
Kabkaew L. Sukontason
Watcharapong Ruankham
Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Nophawan Bunchu
author_sort Kittikhun Moophayak
title Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand
title_short Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand
title_full Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand
title_fullStr Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by Carrion Flies in Nakhonsawan Province, Thailand
title_sort variation in the time of colonization of broiler carcasses by carrion flies in nakhonsawan province, thailand
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