Publication Date
11-2024
Series Number
DPIRD-188
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
The most common lice affecting sheep are body lice (Bovicola ovis).
Knowledge of the lice life cycle and relevant features of their biology assist in our understanding of how lice survive and spread.
Better understanding and ability to find and monitor lice populations will improve sheep farmer decision making around eradicating lice.
Knowledge of when an infestation may have occurred, or alternatively that lice was not eradicated at the last shearing, is important information that will assist future treatment decisions.
Number of Pages
5
Keywords
sheep, body lice, Bovicola ovis, lice life cycle, lice survival and spread, lice populations, infestation, lice, shearing, treatment
Disciplines
Biosecurity | Sheep and Goat Science
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2024), Sheep lice spread and detection. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Factsheet DPIRD-188.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/ap_factsheets/42
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