Quantification and characterisation of commensal wild birds and their interactions with domestic ducks on a free-range farm in southwest France

Abstract The role of commensal birds in the epidemiology of pathogens in poultry farms remains unclear. Our study aimed to identify potential key species for interactions with domestic ducks on one free-range duck farm in southwest France. Methods combined direct individual observations on duck outd...

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Main Authors: Chloé Le Gall-Ladevèze, Claire Guinat, Pierre Fievet, Benjamin Vollot, Jean-Luc Guérin, Julien Cappelle, Guillaume Le Loc’h
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13846-2