(26) - Large Animal Pediculosis

Question 1

1. Lice infestation is a common problem in large animals.
2. Lice are a greater problem when?
3. Are lice species specific?
4. lice can live off host for how long?

Answer 1

2. during the winter.
3. highly host-specific and spend their whole life cycle on the host.
4. Lice typically live off the host for less than 7 days but, they can live more than 2 weeks under
   ideal environmental conditions.

Question 2

1. how harmful to the animal are they?

2. Heavy infestation causes what?

Answer 2

1. Unless infestations are heavy, they are not harmful to the animal.
2. pruritus and restlessness.

Question 3

1. Most animal species can be infested with a biting or sucking lice.

2 Sucking lice are usually found where?

3. Biting lice prefer where?
4. Louse infestation may produce substantial economic losses through decreased weight gains,
   decreased milk production, hide and wool damage, anemia and increased susceptibility to
   other diseases.
5. treatment of lice is how easy?

Answer 3

2. around the poll, nose, eyes, neck, brisket, withers, tail, axillae, and groin.
3. the neck, wither and tailhead.
4. easy and effective