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Poultry 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. Poultry Lice with head wider than thorax ..................... Go to: 2 & 3


2. One row of dorsal setae per abdominal segment
                                            ........................................ Menopon gallinae

3. At least two rows of dorsal setae per abdominal segment
                                 ........................................ Menacanthus stramineus

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