Ulcerative blepharitis and conjunctivitis in adult dairy cows and association with Moraxella bovoculi.
Nine lactating dairy cows were evaluated because of eye lesions. Examination revealed mild to severe ulceration of the lower and/or upper eyelids, mild to severe swelling surrounding affected eyes, and profuse lacrimation. Lesions typically affected 1 eye, and involved the eyelid skin and conjunctiva. Oxytetracycline treatment led to cure within 2 wk.
Galvão
Klibs N
KN
Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, University of California-Davis, Tulare, California 93274, USA. galvao.4@osu.edu
Angelos
John A
JA
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001762:Blepharitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D016955:Moraxella bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045828:Moraxellaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010118:Oxytetracycline