Observations on the biology and control of the chewing louse (Bovicola limbata) of Angora goats in Great Britain

Abstract

Anticoagulant rodenticides in stoats (Mustela erminea) and weasels (Mustela nivalis) in England. Environmental Pollution 103, 17-23 MCDONALD, R. A. & LARIVIERE, S. (2001) The diseases and pathogens of Muistela species, with special reference to the biological control of introduced stoat Mustela erminea populations in New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society ofNew Zealand 31, 721-744 MCDONALD, R. A. & MURPHY, E. C. (2000) A comparison of the management of stoats and weasels in Great Britain and New Zealand. In Mustelids in a Modern World. Ed H. I.

Control of biting lice, Mallophaga − a review

“…control is effectuated by spraying insecticides on the goats' body. This practice could be problematic in cold and windy days because predisposes animals to pneumonia (Bates et al, 2001). The control treatments are generally more effective immediately after shearing (Medley and Drummond, 1963;Chamberlain and Hopkins, 1971).…”