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Name the bloodsuckers?
- Deer flies
- Horse flies
- Stable flies
- Sand flies or Biting midges
- Black flies
- Horn flies
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Name a permanent Parasite
Horse Lice
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Name the Non-biting flies
- House flies
- Eye gnats
- Blow flies
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What are the two types of horse lice
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What are the Symptoms of Lice?
Anemia, loss of condition, stunting of growth, loss of hair, rubbing, sores/scabs
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What does Permanent Parasite mean?
Its entire lifecycle is on horse.
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Biting Lice are feed on___
Skin and hair
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Sucking louse are found___
Anywhere on body
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What do Mange Mites do?
Burrow beneath skin
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Symptoms to Mange Mites
Similar to lice
Rubbing and scratching, inflamed areas with no hair, large dry cracked scabs, skin sloughs off
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What are the Two main types of ticks?
Hard and soft
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What are the Symptoms of Ticks
Inflammation, itching, swelling, blood loss, paralysis
Transmission of secondary disease/infection
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Why are Mosquitoes a concern for horses?
Pain, Unthrifthiness
Heavy blood loss
DISEASE TRANSFER
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What is Ring Worm?
a Fungus
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How is Ring worm transmitted?
- Among Horses
- Tack and Equipment
- People
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What treatments are there?
- Self cure
- Antifungal shampoos
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