Chemical Control of Lice on Cattle and Other Animals
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چکیده
Virtually every higher animal, including man, is parasitized by species of lice. Pediculosis is important economic problem of many species of livestock (Figure 4) and poultry and at present the lice only be controlled with insecticides (Figure 5). This review deals with the principal classes of insecticides available to control these pests cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry and particular attention is given to advances in application techniques.
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