Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-02-18
Cattle Lice
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cheap, reasonably easy 70 apply 81
fective in killing the lice, and at the
same time do no harm to the animal.
There is no remedy that can be APP
piled that will kill both the eggs and
nature lice at the same time with
out injury to the animal. Therefore,
second application should follow
twelve to fourteen days afterward,
this gives the proper length of time
for the lice to hatch from the eggs,
but not long enough for them TO lay
eggs again and be in a resistant stage
where the treatment will not reach
them. In case the animals show any
number of lice, the third treatment
should be made at the regular inter
walls of twelve to fourteen days.
Raw Linseed Oil
Of all the different remedies for
control of lice on cattle and especially
calves, raw linseed oil the best re-
suits. 1t is logical remedy as the
lack of oilness in the skin of the calf
is fundamental reason for it's being
lousy 1t is comparatively cheap
costing from one dollar and half to
one dollar and a quarter per gallon.
From four to five calves can be treat
ed with pint. 1t should be applied
with a long-fiber scrub-brush, having
bristles of unequal length. The skin
should not be rubbed too vigorously
applying the oil as this may cause
SQUIRTING or burning of the skin. Cat
tie just treated should not be turned
out into strong sunlight nor exer-
cised for ten or twelve hours.
The above remedy is applicable to
the farmer having a few head of cat
tie. Where a few farmers live in the
same Community that have several
head of cattle the most effective and
economical way to control lice IS the
use of a dipping vat. The dipping
preparation is Inexpensive, and
Community can work together, thus
running several head Of Live Stock
throughthe dip in very short time
Three or four communities are
planning to build dipping watts this
spring. All Live Stock should be put
through dip twice in fall and twice
in the spring. Blue prints for dip
ping watts may be secured at County
Agents office without cost.
Ordinarily lice on cattle are not
observed until they become so num-
crous that they cause unmistakable
signs of annoyance. : Usually the AMI
mails whose lousy condition first at
tracts attention are the poor, weak
unthrifty members of the herd, and
frequently the owner thinks they are
lousy because they are unthrifty,
whereas the unthrifty condition may
be caused by the lice. AS rule the
individual members of herd are not
affected equally, as some cattle seem
to be unsuitable hosts to such an eX-
tent that they may be considered
practically immune. However, when
lice are introduced into herd during
the fall or winter they usually spread
rapidly until every animal or nearly
every animal is infested.
All kinds of cattle lice obtain their
food from the tissues of their host,
and the irritation caused by the para
sites is evidenced by the efforts of in
tested animals to o~tain relief by
rubbing and scratching. When
herd is grossly infected it is not un-
common to see some Of the animals
with large areas of skin partly denud-
ed of hair and limited areas bruised
/ and raw from rubbing against posts
and other objects. The irritation and
/ conditions caused thereby, result in
more loss than is COMMONLY supposed.
The lowering of the vitality and the
general unthrifty condition produced
by lice often result in an increased
percentage of death loss among cattle
! during unfavorable seasons. This
loss can be avoided by use of the dip
ping vat.