Common Ectoparasites of Livestock and Their Management

Dipteran species (two-winged insects, or true flies) are well known for its consequences when they bite host to have blood meal, also known as hematophagous, cause nuisance to the animals during the adult stage, and myiasis at the immature stages or larvae by feeding on the living soft tissue and act as a vector either mechanically or cyclically transmitting innumerous deadly pathogens which result in production losses and some are even prone to human death.

Common ectoparasites which affect cattle health and in turn cause drastic reduction in production level causing havoc in economic downfall of the country.