Anyone who has ever had a scratch on their eye or had dust get under their eyelid can attest to how painful an eye condition can be. Like people, cattle can also experience irritants in their eyes and ...
BROOKINGS, S.D. - Warm weather has many cattle producers concerned about pinkeye, the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), which is one of the most common and economically ...
“Warm weather brings on environmental factors that can lead to pink eye in cattle,” says Patrick Davis University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. Pink eye can lead to reduced cattle ...
BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Now is the time to think ahead about preventive measures for pinkeye in cattle. Pinkeye is the common name for Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis, a highly infectious disease ...
Just because the environmental aspects of pinkeye may be hard to control, producers should still do what they can to protect cattle from this painful, production-robbing disease. However, when cattle ...
The earlier you can treat a case of pinkeye, the better, before major damage is done to the eye. Even in a serious case with deep ulcers, the eye may be saved if treated before it ruptures. “For the ...
Cattle grazing in flooded or muddy fields have a higher risk of contracting the bacterial infections foot rot and pinkeye, Purdue Extension veterinary specialist W. Mark Hilton says. (Purdue ...