Management of an outbreak of keratoconjunctivitis in sheep

Clinical and microbiological examinations were conducted on both eyes of 36 eyes of 36 adult sheep of both sexes showing acute attacks of bilateral keratoconjunctivitis. Strep. pyogenes, E. coli and Kleb. pneumoniae were the most predominant isolated bacterial invadors. These were all highly sensitive to chloramphenicol which was adopted in three different therapeutic programs. High therapeutic efficacy was obtained by using the drug both topically and through subconjunctival injection. Particular emphasis was given to the environmental predisposing factors in order to minimize the incidence of the disease