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How Do You Prevent Lice In Cattle?

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How Do You Prevent Lice In Cattle?

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There are two types of lice that can live on cattle: sucking lice and chewing lice. Sucking lice suck blood from a cow, while chewing lice scrape material from the skin and eat it. These parasites are visible to the naked eye. Feed the cattle well. Poorly fed cattle are more likely to have lice. Keep the cattle storage facility clean. Lice are spread by direct contact during shipping or feeding or by indirect contact through fences and bedding. While most lice die if they are removed from their host, biting lice are hardy enough to sometimes survive for a short time. Keeping the facility clean and neat will greatly reduce the lice population. You can also use insecticides for a more complete cleansing of the area. Quarantine all cattle with lice until they are treated. Use insecticide lice spray on the cattle. Systemic products provide long-term control of lice with a single application. Some of the commonly used products are ivermectin, doramectin, eprinomectin and moxidectin. Systemi

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