Occurrence of Haematopinus suis on a wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Udaipur: A note
Sanweer Khatoon, Naresh Kumar, Hemant Joshi and Afroz Jahan
Pediculosis by Haematopinus suis is a major constraint inboth domesticated and wild boars in all parts of the world. This is the only species of louse that infests pigs An wild boar (Sus scrofa) of Udaipur region was bought for post mortem in the Centre of Wildlife Studies in the month of July in 2017 and was examined for presence of ectoparasites by Veterinary Parasitology department and ectoparasites as lices were collected from the animal’s body and were identified as Haematopinus suis by standard morphological keys. The paper reports for the first time a note on Haematopinus suis on wild boar found in Udaipur.
Sanweer Khatoon, Naresh Kumar, Hemant Joshi, Afroz Jahan. Occurrence of Haematopinus suis on a wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Udaipur: A note. J Entomol Zool Stud 2018;6(5):461-462.