The Role of Environmental Factors in the Epidemiology of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis.
Environment
Face flies
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
Musca autumnalis De Geer
Plant awns
Ultraviolet radiation
Journal
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice
ISSN: 1558-4240
Titre abrégé: Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8511905
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Historique:
entrez:
29
5
2021
pubmed:
30
5
2021
medline:
22
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Environmental factors that contribute to the pathogenesis of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) include face flies, ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and mechanical irritation from plant awns or dust. Limited research has shown face fly control to be associated with lower incidence of IBK. UV radiation is known to cause corneal irritation and damage in mammalian species. The increased formation of corneal dark cells has been observed following UV radiation in exposed calves. Moraxella bovis preferentially binds to corneal dark cells where it can be found in pits, which may be formed due to bacterial contact. Little is known about the efficacy of management of pasture plants on the prevention of IBK.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34049661
pii: S0749-0720(21)00025-6
doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2021.03.006
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
309-320Informations de copyright
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