Lice
Lice infestations can affect the general health of sheep and
reduce the quantity and quality of wool.
There are three species of lice that infest sheep in New
Zealand:
- Bovicola ovis (formerly Damalinia ovis) - body or biting
louse
- Linognathus pedalis - foot louse (sucking)
- Linognathus ovillus - face louse (sucking)
Of the three species Bovicola ovis causes the most problems with
the two species of sucking lice seldom being of clinical
significance.
Lightly infested sheep may show no clinical signs but when lice
numbers increase sheep will rub against objects and pull and bite
at their wool. Lice move up and down the wool staple and
spread from sheep to sheep with close contact. Adult lice are
about 2mm long, light brown in colour and feed by biting at the
skin surface.
Lice are sensitive to light, when detecting lice at least 10
sheep per mob should be examined, 10 to 20 partings per side of the
sheep are recommended.
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Seraphos 1250
Seraphos 1250 is a dip to eradicate sheep lice Bovicola ovis and ked Melophagus ovinus and to control flystrike and cattle tick Haemaphysalis longicornis on sheep.
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Zapp Jetting Liquid
For the control of flystrike (including Lucilia cuprina) and body lice (Bovicola ovis) on coarse wool breeds of sheep.
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Zapp Pour-on
Zapp Pour-On provides control of both flystrike and lice with the ability to target parasites through flexible dose rates. Whether control is for flystrike and lice as a main dip, flystrike for docking and tailing, or lice only Zapp Pour-On has a dose to suit the requirements of your flock and at a very competitive cost per dose.
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