Eye inflammation in livestock can be caused by burrs.(Livestock health) Countryside & Small Stock Journal | January 1, 2008| | COPYRIGHT 2008 Countryside Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

About 25 years ago on our ranch we started having a few cases every winter of what looked like pinkeye, in cattle pastured along the creek. Affected eyes were irritated and watering, sensitive to light and held shut. The eyeball became blue and in severe cases the animal would be temporarily blind in that eye; there was often an ulcerated protrusion on the eyeball.

We couldn't understand why cattle would get pinkeye so late in the year since pinkeye is a summer problem, spread from animal to animal by face flies. We treated the eyes with antibiotics injected into the ...

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