Cocci in Freezing Temps

[Diamond dave]

Does cocci and worms survive in droppings if they are frozen?

[ch pied]

Does cocci and worms survive in droppings if they are frozen?

they can be in a dorment stage , for anything up to 6 month's , waiting for a comeback , to reek havock

 

[Guest youngboy]

i would actually like to no this!! because during the cold spell my droppings were frozen solid and was sumtimes hard to clean the lofts!

[Guest IB]

I thought it was heat that killed these, thats why some use a flamer. I'm sure there was a post up stating the actual kill temperature too.

 

The other thing I remember is that they have to spend some time in a warm moist environment to allow them to develop and become infective. Freezing is neither warm or moist, so it must at the very least stop them from developing into the infectious stage.

 

[holmsidelofts]

I thought it was heat that killed these, thats why some use a flamer. I'm sure there was a post up stating the actual kill temperature too.

 

The other thing I remember is that they have to spend some time in a warm moist environment to allow them to develop and become infective. Freezing is neither warm or moist, so it must at the very least stop them from developing into the infectious stage.

 

David parson says in  his dvd prevention is better than cure say that the use of heat has little effect on controlling disease as to get the temperature up high enough you would have to burn the timber. I use one mainly to control any water spillage if the birds try to bath in there drinkers etc.

Worms etc can lay dormant for years outside the loft and as ib said once the conditions become right would come alive.

 

Jas.