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==Bovicola ovis==
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===Scientific Classification===
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| Ischnocera
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| Trichodectidae
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===Identification===
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''Bovicola ovis'' is a chewing lice around 3mm in length.  It is reddish brown in colour, and has a single claw on each of its tarsi.
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The female produces white eggs which can readily be seen by the naked eye.  The female can produce a large amount of eggs in a short period of time, so the infection can become severe very quickly.  The egg hatches into a nymph, which then undergoes two further transformations at 5-9 day intervals before eventually transforming into an adult.
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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.
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==Linognathus ovillus==
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'''Sheep face louse
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| Anoplura
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| Linognathidae
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===Identification===
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''Linognathus ovillus'' is a sucking louse, also known as the 'sheep face louse'
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It is a dark blue louse, with a long, thin body.
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The eggs are dark blue, and are not easily seen on the hair by the naked eye.
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===Life Cycle===
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The eggs generally hatch into nymps within 2 weeks, and must undergo three further transformations before becoming mature adults.  The complete cycle from an egg to an adult usually takes around 30 days.
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==Linognathus pedalis==
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===Identification===
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''Linognathus pedalis'' is a sucking louse, also known as 'sheep foot louse'.
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The adults are blue and are around 2mm in length.  The forelimbs are smaller than both the midlimbs and hindlimbs.
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===Life Cycle===
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See ''L. ovillus''.
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