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161 Cards in this Set
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Flea |
Ctenocephalides "comb head" |
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Bot fly |
Gasterophilus "stomach lover" |
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Rodent bot fly |
Cuterebra "skin borer" |
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Flea |
Ctenocephalides "comb head" |
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Cattle grub |
Hypoderma "below skin" |
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Biting lice |
Mallophaga " wool eater" |
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Brown dog tick |
Rhipicephalus "fan head" |
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Brown dog tick |
Rhipicephalus "fan head" |
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Follicle mite |
Demodex "tallow worm" |
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Brown dog tick |
Rhipicephalus "fan head" |
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Follicle mite |
Demodex "tallow worm" |
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Mange mite |
Sarcoptes " flesh cutter" |
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Brown dog tick |
Rhipicephalus "fan head" |
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Follicle mite |
Demodex "tallow worm" |
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Mange mite |
Sarcoptes " flesh cutter" |
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Ear mite |
Otodectes "ear worm" |
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Scaly leg mite |
Knemidokoptes " leg cutter" |
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Parasite |
An organism that lives upon or within another organism at whose expense it obtains some advantage |
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Life cycle |
The period spanning all of the different stages of a species |
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Life cycle |
The period spanning all of the different stages of a species |
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Host-specific |
Found exclusively on one species of host |
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Definitive host |
Host in which a parasite reached maturity and reproduces; primary host |
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Life cycle |
The period spanning all of the different stages of a species |
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Host-specific |
Found exclusively on one species of host |
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Definitive host |
Host in which a parasite reached maturity and reproduces; primary host |
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Intermediate host |
Host in which a parasite undergoes a stage in its development but not to sexual maturity ; secondary host |
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Life cycle |
The period spanning all of the different stages of a species |
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Host-specific |
Found exclusively on one species of host |
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Definitive host |
Host in which a parasite reached maturity and reproduces; primary host |
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Intermediate host |
Host in which a parasite undergoes a stage in its development but not to sexual maturity ; secondary host |
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Arthropoda |
Phylum of animals with hard, segmented bodies and jointed appendages , includes arachnids and insects; jointed feet |
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Life cycle |
The period spanning all of the different stages of a species |
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Host-specific |
Found exclusively on one species of host |
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Definitive host |
Host in which a parasite reached maturity and reproduces; primary host |
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Intermediate host |
Host in which a parasite undergoes a stage in its development but not to sexual maturity ; secondary host |
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Arthropoda |
Phylum of animals with hard, segmented bodies and jointed appendages , includes arachnids and insects; jointed feet |
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Arachnids |
Class of eight legged Arthropods including spiders, scorpions , ticks and mites |
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Life cycle |
The period spanning all of the different stages of a species |
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Host-specific |
Found exclusively on one species of host |
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Definitive host |
Host in which a parasite reached maturity and reproduces; primary host |
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Intermediate host |
Host in which a parasite undergoes a stage in its development but not to sexual maturity ; secondary host |
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Arthropoda |
Phylum of animals with hard, segmented bodies and jointed appendages , includes arachnids and insects; jointed feet |
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Arachnids |
Class of eight legged Arthropods including spiders, scorpions , ticks and mites |
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Insects |
Class of six legged Arthropods including fleas, flies, and lice |
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Life cycle |
The period spanning all of the different stages of a species |
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Host-specific |
Found exclusively on one species of host |
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Definitive host |
Host in which a parasite reached maturity and reproduces; primary host |
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Intermediate host |
Host in which a parasite undergoes a stage in its development but not to sexual maturity ; secondary host |
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Arthropoda |
Phylum of animals with hard, segmented bodies and jointed appendages , includes arachnids and insects; jointed feet |
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Arachnids |
Class of eight legged Arthropods including spiders, scorpions , ticks and mites |
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Insects |
Class of six legged Arthropods including fleas, flies, and lice |
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Exoskeleton |
External, hard framework that support and protects the soft tissues of certain invertebrates, including Arthropods |
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Life cycle |
The period spanning all of the different stages of a species |
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Host-specific |
Found exclusively on one species of host |
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Definitive host |
Host in which a parasite reached maturity and reproduces; primary host |
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Intermediate host |
Host in which a parasite undergoes a stage in its development but not to sexual maturity ; secondary host |
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Arthropoda |
Phylum of animals with hard, segmented bodies and jointed appendages , includes arachnids and insects; jointed feet |
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Arachnids |
Class of eight legged Arthropods including spiders, scorpions , ticks and mites |
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Insects |
Class of six legged Arthropods including fleas, flies, and lice |
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Exoskeleton |
External, hard framework that support and protects the soft tissues of certain invertebrates, including Arthropods |
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Chitin |
A hard, non- digestible polysaccharide forming the exoskeleton of Arthropods |
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Life cycle |
The period spanning all of the different stages of a species |
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Host-specific |
Found exclusively on one species of host |
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Definitive host |
Host in which a parasite reached maturity and reproduces; primary host |
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Intermediate host |
Host in which a parasite undergoes a stage in its development but not to sexual maturity ; secondary host |
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Arthropoda |
Phylum of animals with hard, segmented bodies and jointed appendages , includes arachnids and insects; jointed feet |
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Arachnids |
Class of eight legged Arthropods including spiders, scorpions , ticks and mites |
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Insects |
Class of six legged Arthropods including fleas, flies, and lice |
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Exoskeleton |
External, hard framework that support and protects the soft tissues of certain invertebrates, including Arthropods |
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Chitin |
A hard, non- digestible polysaccharide forming the exoskeleton of Arthropods |
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Larva |
Immature stage in a life cycle that is unlike the parent and must undergo changes in form and size to reach adult stage. |
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Pupa |
The second stage in the development of some insects, usually an inactive stage such as a cocoon. |
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Pupa |
The second stage in the development of some insects, usually an inactive stage such as a cocoon. |
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Nymph |
The developmental stage of ticks, lice, and noted between the larva and the adult and resembling the adult in appearance |
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Pupa |
The second stage in the development of some insects, usually an inactive stage such as a cocoon. |
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Nymph |
The developmental stage of ticks, lice, and noted between the larva and the adult and resembling the adult in appearance |
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Nits |
The eggs of lice |
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Pupa |
The second stage in the development of some insects, usually an inactive stage such as a cocoon. |
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Nymph |
The developmental stage of ticks, lice, and noted between the larva and the adult and resembling the adult in appearance |
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Nits |
The eggs of lice |
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Flea dirt |
Flea excrement |
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Pupa |
The second stage in the development of some insects, usually an inactive stage such as a cocoon. |
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Nymph |
The developmental stage of ticks, lice, and noted between the larva and the adult and resembling the adult in appearance |
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Nits |
The eggs of lice |
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Flea dirt |
Flea excrement |
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Acariasis |
Infested with ticks or mites |
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Pupa |
The second stage in the development of some insects, usually an inactive stage such as a cocoon. |
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Nymph |
The developmental stage of ticks, lice, and noted between the larva and the adult and resembling the adult in appearance |
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Nits |
The eggs of lice |
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Flea dirt |
Flea excrement |
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Acariasis |
Infested with ticks or mites |
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Myiasis |
Infested with larvae (maggots) of flies |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Lousy |
Infested with lice |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Lousy |
Infested with lice |
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Warbles |
Disease caused by the cattle grub hypoderma, characterized by damage to the hide |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Lousy |
Infested with lice |
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Warbles |
Disease caused by the cattle grub hypoderma, characterized by damage to the hide |
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Mange |
Skin disease caused by mites |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Lousy |
Infested with lice |
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Warbles |
Disease caused by the cattle grub hypoderma, characterized by damage to the hide |
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Mange |
Skin disease caused by mites |
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Demodicosis |
Disease caused by the follicular demodex mite, characterized by alopecia, erythema, and pustules; demodectic mange. |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Lousy |
Infested with lice |
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Warbles |
Disease caused by the cattle grub hypoderma, characterized by damage to the hide |
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Mange |
Skin disease caused by mites |
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Demodicosis |
Disease caused by the follicular demodex mite, characterized by alopecia, erythema, and pustules; demodectic mange. |
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Scabies |
Disease caused by the sarcoptes mite, characterized by alopecia and intense pruritis; sarcoptic mange |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Lousy |
Infested with lice |
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Warbles |
Disease caused by the cattle grub hypoderma, characterized by damage to the hide |
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Mange |
Skin disease caused by mites |
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Demodicosis |
Disease caused by the follicular demodex mite, characterized by alopecia, erythema, and pustules; demodectic mange. |
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Scabies |
Disease caused by the sarcoptes mite, characterized by alopecia and intense pruritis; sarcoptic mange |
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Excoriation |
Self trauma to superficial layer of skin caused by rubbing and scratching prurutic skin |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Lousy |
Infested with lice |
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Warbles |
Disease caused by the cattle grub hypoderma, characterized by damage to the hide |
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Mange |
Skin disease caused by mites |
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Demodicosis |
Disease caused by the follicular demodex mite, characterized by alopecia, erythema, and pustules; demodectic mange. |
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Scabies |
Disease caused by the sarcoptes mite, characterized by alopecia and intense pruritis; sarcoptic mange |
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Excoriation |
Self trauma to superficial layer of skin caused by rubbing and scratching prurutic skin |
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Skin scraping |
Diagnostic test for ectoparasites which removes epidermal and dermal tissue by scraping with a scalpel blade for microscopic exam |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Lousy |
Infested with lice |
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Warbles |
Disease caused by the cattle grub hypoderma, characterized by damage to the hide |
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Mange |
Skin disease caused by mites |
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Demodicosis |
Disease caused by the follicular demodex mite, characterized by alopecia, erythema, and pustules; demodectic mange. |
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Scabies |
Disease caused by the sarcoptes mite, characterized by alopecia and intense pruritis; sarcoptic mange |
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Excoriation |
Self trauma to superficial layer of skin caused by rubbing and scratching prurutic skin |
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Skin scraping |
Diagnostic test for ectoparasites which removes epidermal and dermal tissue by scraping with a scalpel blade for microscopic exam |
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Dip |
Solutions of insecticides applied to the entire body and left to dry for residual activity |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Lousy |
Infested with lice |
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Warbles |
Disease caused by the cattle grub hypoderma, characterized by damage to the hide |
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Mange |
Skin disease caused by mites |
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Demodicosis |
Disease caused by the follicular demodex mite, characterized by alopecia, erythema, and pustules; demodectic mange. |
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Scabies |
Disease caused by the sarcoptes mite, characterized by alopecia and intense pruritis; sarcoptic mange |
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Excoriation |
Self trauma to superficial layer of skin caused by rubbing and scratching prurutic skin |
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Skin scraping |
Diagnostic test for ectoparasites which removes epidermal and dermal tissue by scraping with a scalpel blade for microscopic exam |
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Dip |
Solutions of insecticides applied to the entire body and left to dry for residual activity |
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Pyrethrins |
The active insecticidal ingredients of chrysanthemum flowers |
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Gadding |
Restlessness and excitement of cattle or horses due to the presence of biting flies |
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Permethrin |
Synthetic Pyrethroid widely used to control ectoparasites |
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Lousy |
Infested with lice |
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Warbles |
Disease caused by the cattle grub hypoderma, characterized by damage to the hide |
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Mange |
Skin disease caused by mites |
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Demodicosis |
Disease caused by the follicular demodex mite, characterized by alopecia, erythema, and pustules; demodectic mange. |
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Scabies |
Disease caused by the sarcoptes mite, characterized by alopecia and intense pruritis; sarcoptic mange |
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Excoriation |
Self trauma to superficial layer of skin caused by rubbing and scratching prurutic skin |
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Skin scraping |
Diagnostic test for ectoparasites which removes epidermal and dermal tissue by scraping with a scalpel blade for microscopic exam |
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Dip |
Solutions of insecticides applied to the entire body and left to dry for residual activity |
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Pyrethrins |
The active insecticidal ingredients of chrysanthemum flowers |
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Amitraz |
Insecticidal dip for the treatment of Demodicosis ; mitaban |
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Amitraz |
Insecticidal dip for the treatment of Demodicosis ; mitaban |
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Ivermectin |
Parasiticide effective against most Arthropods and nematodes |