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The comparative ability of some lousicides to reduce cockle in sheep pelts
Authors: Cooper SM, Bishop DM, Cole DJW, Heath ACGPublication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 44, Issue 4, pp 135-137, Aug 1996
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Inflammation, Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Disease/defect, Parasite control, Parasites - external, Agricultural compounds, Pest/pesticides
Article class: Scientific Article
Abstract: Sheep naturally infested with the biting louse, Bovicola ovis were treated with a range of organophosphorus and synthetic pyrethroid dip formulations. The sheep were killed 42 days after treatment and the pelts examined for evidence of cockle, a nodular condition that appears in some sheep as a response to the presence of lice. Sheep treated to saturation with dip formulations produced more high quality pelts than did sheep treated with low volume, pour-on or spray-on dips. These differences are suspected to arise because louse populations decline more slowly after treatment with pour-ons or spray-ons than with saturation dips. The removal of lice and regression of cockle resulted in a high percentage of first grade pickled pelts. However, processing through to the dyed crust leather stage highlighted lesions in the same pelts that were not apparent at the pickle stage and lead to a substantial increase in the number of downgraded pelts.
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