Difference between revisions of "Lice - Cattle"
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| − | *Pediculosis in farm animals is most often seen in winter when the coat is thickest | + | [[Lice]] |
| + | *[[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 | *Debilitated animals are often predisposed as they cannot groom properly | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 30 March 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