Poultry louse species, photomicrographs

Poultry louse species, photomicrographs

Photomicrographs showing examples of poultry lice, cleared and slide-mounted under light microscopy: 1. chicken body louse; 2. shaft louse; 3. fluff louse; 4. chicken head louse; 5. Menacanthus cornutus; 6. chicken wing louse (images not to scale). Adult lice range in size from 1.5 to 3.5 mm long.

Courtesy of Dr. Amy Murillo.

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