Recognizing and Managing Common Health Problems of Replacement Show Heifers Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS Professor and Extension Program Leader Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas A&M System College Station, TX 77843 http://extensionvetmed.tamu.edu
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Recognizing and Managing Common Health Problems of Replacement Show Heifers
Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS
Professor and Extension Program Leader
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M System
College Station, TX 77843
http://extensionvetmed.tamu.edu
“My heifer’s eyes are cloudy and runny.”
Pink Eye
bacterial disease
excessive flow of tears
holding the eye partially closed
rubbing the eye
seeking shaded areas
ulcer develops
cornea becomes cloudy
immediate treatment
isolation of infected cattle
IBR Virus Eye (Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis)
aerosol transmission of this virus
may develop cloudy cornea
no ulceration
isolation of affected animals
vaccination of the whole herd
Cancer Eye (Squamous Cell Carcinoma) smooth plaques on the eyeball
ulcer or horn lesions on the eyelids
excessive flow of tears
heating or freezing therapies
surgical removal
eyeball and eyelids removal
Photo Eye (Photosensitization)
hypersensitivity to sunlight
cloudiness of the cornea
non-pigmented tissues
sunburned
protection from sunlight
“My heifer has areas of hair loss with skin lesions.”