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Chemical composition and Growth Rate of Blowfly Maggot from Poisoned Cadavers in Awka, Nigeria
ISSN: 0331 - 0094
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Chemical composition and Growth Rate of Blowfly Maggot from Poisoned Cadavers in Awka, Nigeria
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ICC-0202
Publisher: Nigerian Journal Of Entomology Lujosh Ventures Limited
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IAA.ZONE/033151100094
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0331 - 0094
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Abstract
Forensic entomology is the study that uses insects found on a decomposing cadaver to estimate the time of death of the animal. However, such estimation may not be incorrect if the body was altered before or after death. One of these alterations is if the victim died of induced poison which is capable of delaying insect infestation and may therefore, increase or decrease the rate of the maggots that will be used to estimate the time of the animal’s death. Therefore, a study was carried out to assess the growth rate of blowfly maggots recovered from decomposing poisoned pig cadavers. A total of 16 healthy pigs (Sus scrofa Linn.) with mean weight of 22.3 ± 1.9 kg were used for the study. Eight of the pigs were sacrificed with zinc phosphide poison through their food. The remaining eight pigs were sacrificed by asphyxiation. Their bodies were deposited in a building (6°152 18.063 N and 7°062 41.373 E) and in a forest (6°152 15.323 N...
