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    How to prevent and treat pink eye in small stock

    Sep 14, 2020 2 minutes
    BY SHANE BRODY

    Infectious ophthalmia (pink eye) is a very common condition in small-stock species. The illness is caused by highly infectious Chlamydia spp or Mycoplasma spp bacteria, and one or both eyes can be affected.

    Animals suffering from this often go off their feed and can lose condition rapidly, and infected ewes with lambs or kids at foot may

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