| Show s L LICE CE CAUSE SKIN ILLS OF ANIMALS Much Annoyance and Unthrift Unthrift Unthrift Un Un- thrift Comes in Winter Lousiness Is one of the most common common common com com- mon skin disorders affecting domestic animals during the winter and antI spring months month and results In a good deal of annoyance and unthrift Two general genera t types pes of lice Uce are to be found on ani ani- mals namely biting and sucking lice The first variety feeds upon the skin secretions and cells ceUs while the second pierces the skin and sucks blood Because of their feeding habits biting bitIng bitIng bit- bit Ing lice can be destroyed by the use of stomach poisons such as sodium fluoride dusted Into the coat of the animal or bird Biting lice are the only type affecting fowls hence this powder Is very effective e In treating them These poisons however howe are worthless in treating sucking lice Here nere either contact poisons or oily preparations must be used Hogs harbor only sucking lice and andare andare andare are usually treated by dipping or hand dressing with crude petroleum petroleum equal equal parts of kerosene and seed cotton-seed oil or some some similar preparation Oils OUSt while effective In destroying lice Uce on horses and cattle are objectionable because of the messy condition in which the coat Is left and because oils used freely tend to cause a loss of hair especially In horses homes Coal tar dips are effective e cheap and easily applied They should be used with caution however in cold weather because because because be be- cause of likelihood of chilling the ani ani- animal animal mal and danger of pneumonia alcohol Is an effective In insecticide when used on horses or other animals butIs but butIs butis Is inflammable and care must be exercised exercised exer exer- cI etI to avoid fire lire Whatever insecticide Is used for destroying lice will require repetition In a about twenty days as none of ot these agents destroy the eggs or nits Clipping of long hair Is a material aid old In treatment when weather er r or housing conditions hill 1 permit R. R t. t F. F Bourne Department of Veterinary Veterinary nary lary Medicine Colorado Agricultural College |
