. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14 ©tte gvee&ev cmi> ^potrtsmott LApkil 1, 19(5 Lice on Hogs. When pigs seem to be doing poorly con- •idering the amount of food consumed it is a good plan to make a careful examina- ' tion for lice. Many thriftless pigs though to be afflicted with some insidious disease or to be infested by an intestinal parasitet are really free from these troubles bui, covered with lice which cause sufficient irritation to prevent growing or fattening, writes A. S. Alexander in Farmer's Be view. Unless one is accuBtumed to look for lice on hogs he may fail to find the
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14 ©tte gvee&ev cmi> ^potrtsmott LApkil 1, 19(5 Lice on Hogs. When pigs seem to be doing poorly con- •idering the amount of food consumed it is a good plan to make a careful examina- ' tion for lice. Many thriftless pigs though to be afflicted with some insidious disease or to be infested by an intestinal parasitet are really free from these troubles bui, covered with lice which cause sufficient irritation to prevent growing or fattening, writes A. S. Alexander in Farmer's Be view. Unless one is accuBtumed to look for lice on hogs he may fail to find them by looking upon the body alone. In bad cases the parasites may be found every- where but in milder cases the vermin will be found under the the ears, in wnnkleb about the head, or under the flank, fore legs or hind lege. The uug louse (Haema- topium unuoj has a large, longateO, oval body witn a long, narruw, rounued heau. Tuenead ana uody aie yelunvish grey, \wiii opois, giving LUe wnule a lUaty ap- peaiaii^e. iuc ic£c are 41111c strong aiia Luc iouae IS Cap^ ol Uluviiig aUullb WIILj eoiioiUciaolc lapiuliy. liie eggo are laigc ana wiiiic 111 culur unni sonea ana arc ailaclieU 10 tuc nan . As lar as Known Luc hog louse lives only a sljorL 11 luc ana aues not reproauce away liom the uoay 01 tne nut. li> is iica pioauceu hy poor lood or a oaaiy uouiisuea uoay, out is conveyeu from _ne anluiai 10 anoLuer. Soine herub may ue enmeiy exempt lroin me pest -Tvxine oinera may ue Uaaly lnlested. The louse Is a serious nanaicap to growing pigs, lor wnen Lney are present in large numbers cney liriiale Lue SKin and cause sucn iLcning cnat the animal may become very poor. "UHon we find brood sows infested by lice at lime 01 parturition and tne ver- min migrate to tne pigB and tnein from tnriviug. it- is important that pregnant sows should be -rid of lice Deiore farrowing and that growiins pigs should be lrecd from this pest or, better Btill, not allowed 10 become iniest
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