The causative agent of rabbit pediculosis is rabbit lice, which is a parasitic parasite on the skin of rabbits. It is mainly infected by contact and has a chronic disease. Rabbits are prone to rabbit lice in dark, humid and dirty environments.

Symptoms:

Pets The editor said that when rabbit lice bite the rabbit's skin, they secrete a toxic The saliva stimulates the nerve endings in the rabbit's skin, causing itching. Rabbit often bites the itchy part with the mouth or scratches the itchy part with the front paws, bites or scratches the skin, there are tiny bleeding spots on the skin, and the overflowing blood dries to form a scab, which is easy to Hair loss, peeling, skin thickening and inflammation.

Pick off the coat of the affected part of the rabbit, and examine the skin surface and the lower half of the villi. Small black lice can be found, and yellowish lice eggs can be found at the base of the rabbit's villi. Rabbit lice will cause a loss of appetite, weight loss, and weakened resistance in sick rabbits.

Prevention and control:

Keep the rabbit house clean, hygienic, dry and with fresh air. Regularly check the body surface of rabbits to achieve early detection, early isolation and early treatment. The cages were disinfected with 2% trichlorfon solution at regular intervals, or the neem leaves were placed in the cages to expel rabbit lice.