Table 5

Frequency of hide damage in herds infested with biting lice compared with herds infested with biting lice and sucking lice.


Number of herds
Number of hides
Mac. Score







0
1
2
3

Biting lice infections
18
189
23.8%
35.5%
35.5%
5.3%
Mixed infections*
12
179
24.6%
39.1%
26.8%
9.5%

*One herd with only sucking lice infestaton.

Nafstad and Grønstøl Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2001 42:91   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-42-91