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Pinkeye?
Order Piliguard and get technical support included!
Order your Piliguard this season through your ProDairy account and get the peace of mind of a full service veterinary support*.
In the event that you have pinkeye issues during the season, your ProDairy team will take swabs for culturing at our state of the art ACE Laboratories facility in Bendigo.
The SWABS and specific BACTERIA IDENTIFICATION via culture at our ACE Laboratory is FREE for ProDairy Members and is valued at $400 RRP!
Moraxella bovoculi is another key pathogen causing pinkeye and is not covered by the commercial vaccine.
Knowing the bug can lead to your own autogenous vaccine.
ACE Labs is able to culture pinkeye bacteria and identify the specific cause of the pinkeye challenge unique to your farm. ACE Labs are even able to make a farm specific vaccine for future seasons by isolating these bacteria during a pinkeye outbreak.
*Terms and Conditions
- Offer valid for Prodairy Partnership members and ends 30 April 2023. Price subject to change.
- Offer to follow-up testing/diagnostics of cattle is at the discretion of the consulting Apiam vet.
- Farm Visit & Travel fee not included in diagnostics offer.
- Diagnostics will be undertaken only at ACE Laboratories, Bendigo.
These factors include:
- Flies - spread bacteria
- Age - pinkeye is more common in younger cattle (due to a lack of immunity and also because they are more likely to be in close contact).
- Dust - irritates eyes, increases tear production and assists spread
- Ultraviolet light - sensitises eyes
- Long grass and grass seed - damages eyes
- Pigmentation - pinkeye is generally more common in non-pigmented eyes
- Cattle type – more common in Bos taurus than Bos indicus cattle
- Intense husbandry (eg drought feeding, yard weaning, dairies) - can increase incidence
- Immune status - cattle in poor body condition tend to be less able to mount an immune response.
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- Vaccinate animals with Piliguard 3-6 weeks before the onset of the pinkeye season
(Piliguard can be used on calves from 1 week of age). - Use other management tools to control the spread of pinkeye:
- Fly control – Integrated
- Pest Management at the onset of the fly season
- Segregate and treat clinical cases early - this will decrease the number of infective bacteria in the herd and limit spread
- Avoid yarding animals in dry, dusty conditions so as to minimise eye irritation and transmission to susceptible animals
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