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{{Taxobox
 
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|name              =''Bovicola ovis
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|name              = ''Bovicola ovis
 
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|class              = Insecta
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|class              = [[Insecta]]
 
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|order              = Phthiraptera
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|order              = [[Phthiraptera]]
 
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|family            = Trichodectidae
 
|family            = Trichodectidae
 
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|species            = ''Bovicola ovis
 
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Also known as: '''''Damalinia ovis
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===Identification===
 
===Identification===
 
''Bovicola ovis'' is a [[Chewing Lice|chewing louse]] around 3mm in length.  It is reddish brown in colour, and has a single claw on each of its tarsi.
 
''Bovicola ovis'' is a [[Chewing Lice|chewing louse]] around 3mm in length.  It is reddish brown in colour, and has a single claw on each of its tarsi.
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It affects sheep.
    
===Life Cycle===
 
===Life Cycle===
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The complete cycle takes around 2-3 weeks, and the adults are capable of living and reproducing for up to a month.
 
The complete cycle takes around 2-3 weeks, and the adults are capable of living and reproducing for up to a month.
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[[Category:Lice - Poultry]]
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The lice cause [[Pediculosis|pediculosis]].
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| literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Bovicola+ovis%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=OR&q2=%22Damalinia+ovis%22&occuring2=title&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=71&y=12&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all ''Bovicola ovis'' publications]
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[[Category:Chewing Lice]]
 
[[Category:Chewing Lice]]
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[[Category:Lice_-_Sheep]]
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[[Category:Expert_Review - Farm Animal]]
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