Pink Eye and SSC Flashcards
What are the major diseases of the bovine eye?
Infectious: Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) - pink eye, squamous cell carcinoma and trauma or foreign body
Where is the ulcer on a cow with trauma or a foreign body?
Not central! (Pink eye central) - see best with stain
Why does the producer care about IBK?
Can’t see to reproduce or eat and grow (decreased weaning weight)
Is IBK painful?
Yes!
What are other cost associated with IBK?
Decreased milk production, less growth of calves, sale discounts due to scaring, decreased value of breeding stock, treatment cost, prevention cost and welfare of animal
What is the primary pathogen in IBK?
Moraxella bovis and boviculi - pili, attach to cornea, local persistance, sytotoxins, epithelial cell lysis and pore in cornea (ulcer), lysis of neutrophils release enzymes, damage phospholipids
Can cattle be a carrier of Mycoplasma Bovis?
Yes
What environmental factors help increase pathogenicity of pink eye?
UV damage, dust, plant material and feeds, female face flies
What kind of cows are predisposed?
Herefords and Holstein (white around eyes make UV damage worse)
What are other risk factors for IBK?
Summer or Winter (heat and flies or feeding practices/confinement/snow)
Age - calves more likely than cows
Nutritional deficiencies- protein, energy, vitamin A, copper and selenium
Bos taurus more likely (Hereford and baldies)
What are the clinical signs of pink eye?
Scleral injection
Epiperoa (tearing)
blasospasms (blinking)
Corneal Edema
Central corneal ulcer (not scar)
neovascularization
Photophobia
Do you need to treat a scar? What does it look like?
No, it is not raised, shiny has a tear film over it and no other signs (tearing or blinking)
What are some sequelae to pink eye?
Glaucoma
Bupthalmos
Blindness
How effective are pink eye vaccines?
Not very but anything you can do can help (environmental control of flies best first step though)
-Autogenous best (culture cow on farm and use that strand) - need 150 dose minimum filled
What is IBK treament?
Bulbar scleral injections of 1-2ml of penicillin procaine G and 0.5-1ml Dexamethasone