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Eye Issues.... UGH.
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<blockquote data-quote="annmariemz23" data-source="post: 1684981" data-attributes="member: 40498"><p>Pink Eye is a scourge for us. We cannot handle them frequently, so we work hard on prevention. The pink-eye vaccine seems to target some other strain from what is found around here. We have never had any luck with it. Our vet has suggested we need to culture the fluid from the eye, but by the time we get it, it is too late or something? Eye injury seems to be a big part of it. If they are grazing in tall grass, the seed heads can get in and scratch their eye. My friend deals a lot with this because the star thistle on her winter ranch is headed out before she moves her cattle to the summer range. This year we are trying to be extra careful keeping dustbags out. Our heifers love them, running around with their black faces fashionably powdered. On the mountain ranges the cattle have little to no problem, I assume because they move around more and it is drier. So far this year the dustbags have done their job, but this might be because it is so dry or because I have been moving the cattle every few days. We'd like to think it is because we are being so vigilant with our dustbags, but we have tried ear tags in the past to no avail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="annmariemz23, post: 1684981, member: 40498"] Pink Eye is a scourge for us. We cannot handle them frequently, so we work hard on prevention. The pink-eye vaccine seems to target some other strain from what is found around here. We have never had any luck with it. Our vet has suggested we need to culture the fluid from the eye, but by the time we get it, it is too late or something? Eye injury seems to be a big part of it. If they are grazing in tall grass, the seed heads can get in and scratch their eye. My friend deals a lot with this because the star thistle on her winter ranch is headed out before she moves her cattle to the summer range. This year we are trying to be extra careful keeping dustbags out. Our heifers love them, running around with their black faces fashionably powdered. On the mountain ranges the cattle have little to no problem, I assume because they move around more and it is drier. So far this year the dustbags have done their job, but this might be because it is so dry or because I have been moving the cattle every few days. We'd like to think it is because we are being so vigilant with our dustbags, but we have tried ear tags in the past to no avail. [/QUOTE]
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