Multispectral portable optical fiber reflectometer for indirect detection of Mycoplasma synoviae poultry flock infection

Abstract

Previous measurements have shown that the changes in reflective properties of chicken eggshells allow the classification of their origin: healthy or Mycoplasma synoviae (M.S.) infected hens. The presented portable multispectral optical fiber reflectometer can be used for early M.S. detection in a flock by back-reflected light measurement using a multispectral system.