Sheep lice
Summary
Sheep lice cost NSW sheep producers about $123 million per year in treatment costs and lost production.
Eradication of lice would save this money, and there would be the added benefit of producing wool with lower insecticide residues.
Sheep are prone to infestation by body lice, face lice and foot lice but only the body louse presents a serious problem.
This Primefact covers the following topics:
- Sheep lice
- The sheep body louse
- How sheep get body lice
- How body lice affect sheep
- The costs of sheep lice infestation
- How to find lice
- Biosecurity to keep lice out
- Lice eradication
