VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

MENACANTHUS SP.LOUSE IN CROWS

• Commonly called as ' Body louse ' and are commonly seen in crows etc. It's a very active louse laying eggs in clusters mainly in the oral region.
• These lice are usually seen on the skin of those parts which are densely feathered. Because of it's voracious feeding, severe irritation occurs in affected birds with subsequent development of scab in the vent region and in the young birds in head region .