Pinkeye is a general term used to describe symptoms impacting eye health for cattle, including excessive tearing, conjunctivitis (inflammation of eyelid), photophobia (aversion to light) and corneal ulcers. This publication provides an overview of symptoms, causes, prevention, and treatment.Grant A....
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Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), commonly known as pinkeye, is a contagious bacterial disease that affects cattle worldwide. IBK is characterized by excessive tearing, inflammation of the conjunctiva, and ulceration of the cornea. In severe cases, perforation of the cornea may occur, ...
Pinkeye is an economically important ocular disease occurring in all cattle producing areas of Australia. This study was undertaken to estimate the frequency of occurrence of the disease in Australia and treatment costs of the disease to the cattle industry using the sales of popular pinkeye ...
A virus has been isolated from biopsy material from eyes of cattle with acute infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. No serum samples from these animals were available for testing against the virus. The virus is cytopathogenic for cells of bovine and human origin; ether resistant; relatively heat ...
Although pinkeye is non-fatal, it has a marked economic impact on the cattle industry, due to the decreased performance of infected individuals. Genetic effects on the susceptibility of IBK have been studied and Hereford, Jersey, and Holstein breeds were found to be more susceptible to IBK ...