title: On the occurrence of Musca domestica L oviposition activity on pig carcass in peninsular Malaysia.
abstract: A forensic entomological study conducted in an oil palm plantation in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia on 3 August 2007 revealed that a housefly, Musca domestica Linnaeus oviposited its eggs on a freshly dead pig. This finding indicated that housefly might play an important role in forensic investigation in determining post-mortem interval (PMI), although it was not yet found in human corpses or any animal carrion. This preliminary paper presented a first record of Musca domestica eggs found on animal carcass in the country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology & Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Chong Chin
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Abdullah Marwi
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mohamad
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeffery
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurahashi
authors.forename: Baharudin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Omar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D044707:Forensic Sciences / Q000379:methods*; D006793:Houseflies / Q000502:physiology*; D010058:Oviposition / Q000502:physiology*; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013552:Swine; D013997:Time Factors