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Problem: Mass fly population. Production losses in cattle occur, caused by the bacterial agent, Moraxella bovis.
Symptoms: Lacrimation, excessive blinking, conjunctivitis, weight loss and loss of sight.
Challenge: Difficult to isolate, treat and control.
Solution: Curicyn’s Pink Eye Kit.
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (“pinkeye”) has been a problem for cattle producers for more than 100 years. It is a highly contagious ocular disease that results in serious monetary losses for cattle producers.
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (“pinkeye”) has been a problem for cattle producers for more than 100 years. It is a highly contagious ocular disease that results in serious monetary losses for cattle producers.
A good deal of confusing information has surfaced concerning the causative agent in bovine pinkeye over the past few years.
Quality veterinary medical diagnostic laboratories around the country have reported the isolation of Branhamella ovis or Moraxella ovis from clinical cases of pinkeye patients.
There has been a good deal of confusing information concerning the causative agent in bovine pinkeye over the past few years. Quality veterinary medical diagnostic laboratories around the country have reported the isolation of Branhamella ovis or Moraxella ovis from clinical cases of pinkeye patients.
M. ovis is a spherical-shaped (coccoid) organism as opposed to the typical short “rod-shaped” Moraxella bovis.
