| Show lice are common on young cattle use raw linseed oil before pasturing recommended for control by 0 I 1 til km specialist ta in dairy darr ohn ohio et tat Uni verat t Y ear vico before cattle go to pasture la in the spring Is ig the best time to rid them of lice flee raw linseed oil la Is the best material to use the oil should be brushed thoroughly into the coat and all over the animal and then thoroughly brushed out the lice bee creeping through the coat of 0 the animal become covered with a thin film of oil which clogs their breathing organs the process repeated a second time ten days day later kills the lice which hatch after the th first treatment A day or so after the treatment the cattle take on a dirty appearance this la Is remedied by rubbing the animal imal with a damp cloth dipped dippe into warm water the treatment must be followed by careful grooming to remove loose matted heir hair lice are found most commonly on the younger cattle which are not so carefully groomed as the milking herd they concentrate usually on the shoulders the withers and about the neck cattle that rub against fences and trees are seeking relief from itching caused by lice so are cattle that scratch their heads and necks with their hind feet dirt on these parts of the body put there by the scratching Is almost a certain indication of the me presence of vermin |
