With summer arriving, treating pinkeye is an issue many cattle producers will face. As things get drier, it means more dust which means an increase in eye irritants.
However, there are things that you can do when this bacteria makes its appearance on your ranch. Treating the pinkeye infection early in your cattle is crucial. The longer you take to treat it, the higher the possibility that it will permanently damage your cattle. Visible damage to your cattle’s eye will mean severe discounts come sale time.
Since treating as early as possible is the key, the earliest treatment possible is prevention. Prevention is the better option of the two options because pinkeye is very contagious. Once it shows up in your herd, it would take little for it to spread to the rest of your cattle.