Siti Aslimah, Panjono, Bayu Andri Atmoko, Amir Husaini Karim Amrullah, Adi Tiya Warman, Zaenab Nurul Jannah, Bambang Ariyadi, Endang Baliarti
High fly populations in farms can reduce livestock productivity, threaten farmer health, and contaminate the environment. Therefore, effective control strategies are required. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of slaughterhouse blood as a fly trap attractant in cattle farm. The experiment was conducted on a farm housing of 30 beef cattle with cleaned daily. Fly traps were constructed from 600 mL plastic bottles, and the experiment was conducted in two stages. The first stage included two treatments, T0 (the commercial attractant petrogenol® as control) and T1 (150 mL of cattle slaughterhouse blood), while stage II compared the best attractant from the first stage with three treatments, T1, T2, and T3, using 150 mL of cattle, goat, or sheep slaughterhouse blood, respectively. Each stage applied a completely randomized design with six replicates. Parameters observed were attractant durability, the species of flies trapped, and the number of trapped flies. Results showed that all slaughterhouse blood attractants were effective in attracting flies up to Day 7, with the highest numbers trapped on Day 4. Goat slaughterhouse blood was the most effective (P<0.01). The most frequently trapped species were Musca domestica (142.33±8.08 specimens/period) and Chrysomya megacephala (220.67±10.10 specimens/period), while petrogenol® was more effective at attracting fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis) (P<0.05). In conclusion, goat slaughterhouse blood shows promise as a natural fly trap attractant, and could be a useful for further evaluation within integrated fly management approaches. However, the present study assessed attraction performance only and did not evaluate fly population reduction. Copyright: 2026 by the authors.
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Kompleks Kampus UGM, Jalan Fauna No. 3, Yogyakarta, Bulaksumur, 55281, Indonesia; Animal Science Study Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Health, and Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Kuningan, Jl. Raya Pangeran Adipati No. D4, Kuningan, 45552, Indonesia; One Health Collaborating Center, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Bulaksumur, 55281, Indonesia; Research Center for Animal Husbandry, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong Science Center, Jalan Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46, West Java, 16911, Indonesia; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bengkulu, Jl. WR Supratman Kandang Limun, Bengkulu, 38122, Indonesia; Department of Animal Bioscience, Faculty of Food Security, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Kampus Unesa 3, Jl. Prof. Dr. Moestopo No. 4, Surabaya, 60286, Indonesia; Postgraduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta, 55284, Jl. Teknika Utara, Pogung, Sinduadi, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Mlati, 55284, Indonesia
