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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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| + | ===Cattle=== | ||
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| + | *One chewing louse | ||
| + | **''Bovicola bovis'' | ||
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| + | *Several sucking lice | ||
| + | **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 | ||
| + | **Ill-thrift | ||
| + | **Anaemia | ||
| + | **Down-graded leather | ||
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| + | [[Category:Cattle]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Lice]] | ||
Revision as of 13:08, 5 April 2010
- Pediculosis in farm animals is most often seen in winter when the coat is thickest
- Debilitated animals are often predisposed as they cannot groom properly
Cattle
- One chewing louse
- Bovicola bovis
- Several sucking lice
- E.g. Linognathus vituli
- Most lice have a preferred predilection site on the body
- Some lice will gather in clusters
- Causes
- Ill-thrift
- Anaemia
- Down-graded leather