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Later the skin is thickened, smooth, wrinkled, cracked, or covered with sores. Scrapings made from the inflamed areas of the skin may show the psoroptic mites. Mange in hogs is comparatively rare. It is caused by one of the sarcoptic mites. The thin portions of the skin are usually first invaded.
The animal rubs, scratches, and licks the part. The itching is intense. The hair over the part is lost and the skin appears inflamed, thickened, moist, or covered with white crusts. Cracks and sores may form in the skin. The examination of scrapings from the inflamed skin should be practised in order to confirm the diagnosis. Mange in horses may be caused by either psoroptic or sarcoptic mites.
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