Lice

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Life cycle

  • The whole life cycle takes 2-3 weeks
  • The louse spends its whole life on the animal
    • It can however survive for one week off the animal
  • Close contact transmission can occur

1. Eggs

  • Known as nits
  • Cemented to hairs

2. Nymphs

  • Nymphs hatch from the egg (no larval stage)
  • Undergoes several moults

3. Adults

  • Females can lay up to 10 eggs per day


Chewing Lice

Sucking Lice

Pediculosis

Lice - Cattle

Lice - Sheep

Lice - Pigs

Lice - Horses

Lice - Dogs

Lice - Cats

Lice - Poultry

Lice - Donkey

Lice Flashcards