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*Females can lay up to '''10 eggs per day'''

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~~==Pediculosis==~~

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*Pediculosis is an infestation of lice

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*Pediculosis in farm animals is most often seen in winter when the coat is thickest

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*Debilitated animals are often predisposed as they cannot groom properly

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<big>'''[[Pediculosis - Cattle]]

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===~~Cattle~~===

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==Pediculosis==

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*One chewing louse

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**''Bovicola bovis''

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*Several sucking lice

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**E.g. ''Linognathus vituli''

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*Most lice have a preferred predilection site on the body

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*Some lice will gather in clusters

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*Causes

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**Ill-thrift

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**Anaemia

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**Down-graded leather

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==[[Insecta Flashcards - WikiBugs#Lice|Lice Flashcards]]==

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[[Category:Parasites]]

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