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  2. Lipoptena cervi - Wikipedia

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    Red deer, elk (moose), roe deer, fallow deer, and Siberian musk deer are this fly's native hosts. In the United States, it has acquired hosts such as Canadian deer, white-tailed deer, and reindeer. [17] [18] There are stray records of bites on humans, dogs [21] and badger, and it will occasionally commit to the wrong host. [20]

  3. Tabanidae - Wikipedia

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    Horse flies and deer flies [a] are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only female horseflies bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night.

  4. Lipoptena depressa - Wikipedia

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    Lipoptena depressa is occasionally misidentified as Ixodes scapularis (deer tick); while both of them are blood-feeding mammal parasites, Lipoptena depressa is an insect, whereas ticks are Arachnids. Counting the number of legs (6 for insects, 8 for arachnids) can distinguish them from each other.

  5. 4 Things to Remember Before Flying With Your Dog This ... - AOL

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    When flying domestically or internationally, learn how to fly with a small or large dog breed, including travel tips on what to pack and airline rules.

  6. Lipoptena mazamae - Wikipedia

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    Lipoptena mazamae, the Neotropical deer ked, is a fly from the family Hippoboscidae.They are blood-feeding parasites of the white-tailed deer - Odocoileus virginianus in the southeastern United States and Central America, the red brocket deer - Mazama americana in Mexico to northern Argentina, and also an incidental parasite of domestic cattle, Cougars - Puma concolor, and man.

  7. Hippoboscidae - Wikipedia

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    The sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus, is a wingless, reddish-brown fly that parasitizes sheep. The Neotropical deer ked, Lipoptena mazamae, is a common ectoparasite of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the southeastern United States. Both winged and wingless forms may be seen. A common winged species is Hippobosca equina, called "the ...

  8. 'A necessary evil': The captive dogs whose blood saves lives

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    In the Tehama County town of Corning, Skyline Sporting Dog operated a 281-dog and 336-cat donor kennel that also provides blood products to Animal Blood Resources International, according to a ...

  9. Deer blood - Wikipedia

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    Deer blood is used as a nutritional supplement in some parts of the world, particularly in East Asia. [citation needed]It is often freeze dried to preserve its viability as an ingestible substance, but only after it is sterilized to eradicate biological health threats (such as bacterial infection and parasites, that may reside in the blood while the deer is alive).