caa a22 4500 46912766X CHVBK 20180323133155.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02356957 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02356957 Louse and mite infestation in domestic animals in northern Nigeria [Elektronische Daten] [J. George, S. Otobo, J. Ogunleye, B. Adediminiyi] Summary: Records of domestic animals brought to the Veterinary Entomology Laboratory for diagnosis of suspected lice and mite infestation over a 10 year period were analysed. From a total of 794 suspected cases, 137 (17·3%) and 247 (31·1%) were positive for lice and mange mites respectively. The most common lice species recorded wereLinognathus vituli (66·7%) on cattle,L. ovillus (83·3%) on sheep,Haematopinus suis (100%) on pigs andMenacanthus stramineus (54·5%) on poultry. Other lice species recorded includedHaematopinus bovis andSolenopotes capillatus on cattle,Damalinia ovis on sheep,Linognathus stenopsis andMenacanthus stramineus on goats,Goniocotes sp. on a horse,Linognathus setosus andMenacanthus stramineus on dogs,Goniodes gigas, Lipeurus caponis, Menopon gallinae andChelopistes meleagrides on poultry. The most common mite species wereDemodex folliculorum on cattle (96·9%) and on dogs (80·8%),Sarcoptes scabiei on pigs (100%) andNotoedres cati (80·3%) on rabbits. Other mite species includedPsoroptes communis, Cheyletiella parasitivorax, Ornithonyssus gallinae andDermanyssus gallinae. Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, 1992 George J. Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria aut Otobo S. Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria aut Ogunleye J. Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria aut Adediminiyi B. Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria aut Tropical Animal Health and Production Kluwer Academic Publishers 24/2(1992-06-01), 121-124 0049-4747 24:2<121 1992 24 11250 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356957 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356957 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- George J. Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Otobo S. Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ogunleye J. Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Adediminiyi B. Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Tropical Animal Health and Production Kluwer Academic Publishers 24/2(1992-06-01), 121-124 0049-4747 24:2<121 1992 24 11250 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer