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Dog Lice

DOG LICE

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CAT LICE

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HORSE LICE

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SWINE LICE

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RUMINANT LICE

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POULTRY LICE

Lice Anatomy & Terms

1.Canine Lice with head wider than thorax and chewing mouth parts                                        .................................................. Trichodectes canis

2.Canine Lice with head narrower than thorax and piercing mouth parts                                             .................................................. Linognathus sp.

Linognathus sp.


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