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==Other animals== Pediculosis is more common in cattle than any other type of domesticated animal.<ref name="Hussain">{{cite journal|vauthors=Hussain MA, Khan MN, Iqbal Z, Sajid MS, Arshad M |year=2006 |title=Bovine pediculosis: prevalence and chemotherapeutic control in Pakistan |journal=Livestock Research for Rural Development |volume=18 |issue=145 |url=http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd18/10/huss18145.htm |access-date=2008-10-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203152345/http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd18/10/huss18145.htm |archive-date=December 3, 2008 }} </ref><!-- SECONDARY REFERENCE -- Hussain cites Urquhart G M 1987 Veterinary Parasitology. 1st Edition ELBS., Logman House, Burnt Mill, Harlow. England, pp. 256-57 --> This is a significant problem, as it can cause weight loss of 55 to 75 pounds per animal.<ref name="Hussain"/><!-- SECONDARY REFERENCE -- Hussain cites two sources: Fadok V A 1984 Parasitic skin diseases of large animals. Veterinary Clinics of North America, 6, 3-22 AND Loomis E C 1986 Ectoparasites of cattle. Veterinary Clinics of North America, 2, 299-321 --> Some species of lice infesting cattle include the cattle biting louse (''[[Bovicola bovis]]''), the shortnosed cattle louse (''[[Haematopinus eurysternus]]''), the longnosed cattle louse (''[[Linognathus vituli]]''), and the little blue cattle louse (''[[Solenopotes capillatus]]'').<ref name="MerckVet"> {{cite web|year=2024|title=Lice (Pediculosis)|url=https://www.merckvetmanual.com/integumentary-system/lice/overview-of-lice-in-animals|access-date=2024-04-23|work=The Merck Veterinary Manual|publisher=Merck & Co.|location=Raleigh, NJ USA}}</ref>
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