A pour-on insecticide for season long control of horn flies and lice on beef cattle and calves. Learn More Pinkeye in Cattle: Studies and Detailers Access any of the pieces in the library below for additional information on the prevention and treatment of pinkeye in cattle. ...
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, ...
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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....
EyePinkeyeTreatmentWelfarePinkeye 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 ...
Data were collected by the first Australia-wide online survey on pinkeye. There were 1035 suitable responses analysed for impact on farm productivity. From these 82% of respondents represented farms in southern Australia, 58% reported cattle breeding as their main enterprise, and 89% bred animals...
During the last three years, an incidence rate of over 40% has been observed in the Rhodes/McNay research herd (Figure 1). The economic impact of pinkeye in the cattle industry has been estimated at $150 million/year.Currently there are no effective treatments or prevention methods. Further...
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 ...
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 ...