A pinkeye-like condition in deer

Authors: Badger S, Wilson PR, Jopp A, Cooper BS
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 28, Issue 11, pp 243, Nov 1980
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Deer, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Inflammation, Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Disease/defect, Eye/opthalmology, Clinical examination, Infectious disease, Rickettsia
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: We wish to report the occurrence of a “Pinkeye-like” condition in a herd of red deer (C. elaphus). Twenty-five of a mob of 30 young adult red deer hinds transported from a single source to a property in Hawke`s Bay were affected. Ten additional deer from a second source which were transported in contact with these deer were unaffected at the time of writing. Lesions were first observed in one hind 7 days after arrival on the property and veterinary inspection revealed a further 7 cases. Fifteen more animals were affected 2 days later and 2 more were observed during the following 10 days…

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