Practice Name:

Cure for Eye Infection in Cattle

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Eye Infection
Disease Attak Stage	At any stage virus may attacks the animal.
Disease Common Name
Disease Group	Eye
Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ramasamy Vaidyar
City / District	Erode
KVK District	MYRADA (Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency) KVK, Gobichettipalayam
Address	Cumbum ,Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken	Tamil
Vocation	Farmer
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	638001

PAS_1	"Jeyabal et al (2013). Morexella Bovis Infection in Indian Cattle Case Report."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261365146_Jeyabal_et_al_2013_Morexella_Bovis_Infection_in_Indian_Cattle_Case_Report
PAS_2	"Eye Worm infection in a Cattle - A Case Report."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289898395_Eye_Worm_infection_in_a_Cattle_-_A_Case_Report
Agro Ecological Zone	Eastern Ghats And Tamil Nadu Uplands D, (8.2, 8.3)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs	Excessive tear-staining, initially clear, becoming sticky and cloudy. Blinking. Forced closure of the eyelids.Bluish-white opacity of the surface of the eye which can become yellow as pus develops.Bulges in the iris, with white discolouration.Very painful particularly in direct sunlight.
Disease Description	The initial presenting signs are excessive tear-staining, blinking and forced closure of the eyelids, and pain from direct sunlight. Within two to three days there is a bluish-white opacity of the surface of the eye (cornea). Healing takes several weeks without treatment and these lesions are very painful.
Disease Control	Topical ophthalmic antibiotic cream containing cloxacillin is commonly used. Antibiotic injection (e.g. with penicillin or oxytetracycline) into the conjunctiva around the upper part of the globe can be very effective but is difficult to achieve in fractious cattle and requires good restraint.
Disease Prevention	Topical ophthalmic antibiotic cream containing cloxacillin is commonly used. Antibiotic injection (e.g. with penicillin or oxytetracycline) into the conjunctiva around the upper part of the globe can be very effective but is difficult to achieve in fractious cattle and requires good restraint.
Precautions	Prevention involves keeping recently bought-in animals that may carry it separate from other cattle. Controlling flies through use of insecticides and preventing access to areas where flies are an issue (such as under trees and around standing water) also reduce the risk.
Procedure of Use	A herbal treatment consisting of extract of kovai(Coccinia indica) leaf was found to be effective in bringing relief to cattle with eye infection. In this treatment, cattle suffering from eye infection are treated with the extract of the kovai leaf in the form of liquid solution. Ten drops of the leaf extract solution are applied to the eyes, which gives relief to the animal within two days.
Etiology Causative Agent	Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), also known as pinkeye, New Forest eye or blight, is a veterinary infection of cattle caused by Moraxella bovis, a Gram-negative, β-haemolytic, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. It is spread by direct contact or by flies serving as vectors.
Global Context	"Pinkeye (Infectious Bovine Keratoconjuctivitis) (V1885, July 2018)."https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/livestock/pinkeye-infectious-bovine-keratoconjuctivitis
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Practice ID	KNW0010000000704
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1278
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