title: Ulcerative blepharitis and conjunctivitis in adult dairy cows and association with Moraxella bovoculi.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, University of California-Davis, Tulare, California 93274, USA. galvao.4@osu.edu
authors.forename: Klibs N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Galvão
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Angelos
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010118:Oxytetracycline