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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1641459" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>The way I have always heard it is that the white faces and resulting lack of pigmentation around the eyes of Herefords and Charolais makes them more susceptible to pinkeye. I used to have a herd of registered Charolais and while we didn't usually have major problems 2 or 3 cases of pink eye a year with them. I firmly believe that pinkeye is as much a management issue as anything. Good mineral program, adequate fly control, keeping pastures mowed to keep weeds and seed heads from irritating eyes are all factors that greatly reduce outbreaks. I have also noticed that when it gets dry and dusty eye problems seem to crop up. Genetics can play a role also, the way the eyes are set affects too, it desirable if the eyes are set in the head so that they are somewhat protected and not set where they are bulging out to the point that they can easily get irritated.</p><p>There are several strains of pinkeye and sometimes bringing in new animals can open them to a different strain. In the years before I had Herefords, I bought at least 2 Angus bulls that got pinkeye when nothing else in the herd showed any signs of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1641459, member: 24816"] The way I have always heard it is that the white faces and resulting lack of pigmentation around the eyes of Herefords and Charolais makes them more susceptible to pinkeye. I used to have a herd of registered Charolais and while we didn’t usually have major problems 2 or 3 cases of pink eye a year with them. I firmly believe that pinkeye is as much a management issue as anything. Good mineral program, adequate fly control, keeping pastures mowed to keep weeds and seed heads from irritating eyes are all factors that greatly reduce outbreaks. I have also noticed that when it gets dry and dusty eye problems seem to crop up. Genetics can play a role also, the way the eyes are set affects too, it desirable if the eyes are set in the head so that they are somewhat protected and not set where they are bulging out to the point that they can easily get irritated. There are several strains of pinkeye and sometimes bringing in new animals can open them to a different strain. In the years before I had Herefords, I bought at least 2 Angus bulls that got pinkeye when nothing else in the herd showed any signs of it. [/QUOTE]
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