| Show i LIVE It l r r LICE CAUSE SKIN ILLS OF ANIMALS ANIl Much fuch Annoyance and Un thrift Un-thrift I thrift Comes in Winter Vinter Lousiness I la Is one olle of or the most com common mon skin ekin disorders affecting domestic during the lie winter and spring months and aud results In o D good drat deal of and nd unthrift Two general types of or lice ure lire to be 00 found on nn ani animals mats mals namely biting and sucking Illg lice The he first variety feeds upon the skit 1111 fc secretions and cell cells while the second pierces the skin and sucks blood Because ot of f their feeding hait habits bit hit biting lug ing lice can cau be destroyed d by hy the use ot of stomach poisons pol Ons such as fiS I fluoride dusted Into the lie coat ont of If the I animal or bird Biting HItIng lice are the only type trpe directing fowls nce hence t this ls powder Is fer very effective in treating i ithem them These pol poisons ons however howe I worthless In treating sucking lice Here either cither contact poisons or oily must be used Ho s only sucking lice and andI I lire usually treated by hy dipping or hand I I dr dressing with wilh crude petroleum equal petroleum parts of ot kerosene and seed cotton-seed nil nilor or some similar preparation Oils I I while effective In destroying lice on onI I horses and cattle are jC le because of ot the messy condition lu In luI I which the coat Is la left and oils used freely tend to cause caus a loss I ot of hair especially in horses homes Coal tar dips are effective cheap and a easily lIy applied I applied They should tc to u used ed with i caution however In cold weather be- be because be because cause of ot likelihood of ot chilling the ani animal mat mal and danger duner of ot pneumonia Wood alcohol Is ts an effective In Insecticide when used on horses or other hut but hutIs butIs hutIs I Is Inflammable and care mast Jiust be exer cued to avoid fire lire Whatever er Insecticide Is used for toc destroying lice will require repetition In about out twenty enty lays days as ns none of these agents destroy destroy the es eggs or rift nit lively ely ClIf Clipping I of log hair Is u materIal aid In ht treatment when wreath Wl wreather weather er or housing conditions II I permit permit- permit II It IL F Bourne Department of ot Veterinary Veterinary Veterinary nary Medicine Colorado AgrIcultural College |
