MAXI/GUARD^® Pinkeye Bacterin

How Does it Work?

Pinkeye is prevented by management to eliminate or reduce exposure to as many predisposing factors as possible and the use of a good vaccination program. Also, vaccination during an outbreak has merit for pinkeye disease control.

Usage – Prevention

Administer a 2ml dose subcutaneously to cattle 2 months of age or older.

You should receive protection for an entire season. You should booster 1 dose the next year.

Usage – During Outbreak

Many veterinarians anecdotally report that it is “not too late to vaccinate”.  Reports suggest that you can shorten the duration of the disease, shorten the corneal healing interval, reduce the size of the scar and help prevent subsequent spread in the herd.

Safety

MAXI/GUARD Pinkeye bacterin offers the lowest free endotoxin level of all commercial pinkeye vaccines. It is recognized for its strong safety record and lack of injection site reactions.

Tolerability

Low endotoxin levels mean very low probability for endotoxic shock reactions. MAXI/GUARD Pinkeye bacterin is considered an extremely safe pinkeye commercial bacterin.

Where do cattle get the pinkeye disease organism?

The introduction of new cattle into a herd can introduce the organism, M. bovis. However, this organism is often found as part of the resident bacterial population in a herd. M. bovis can reside in the eyes and upper respiratory tract and not cause disease until predisposing factors are present. Some of these factors include face flies, over exposure to sunlight, dusty conditions, and unkept pastures (tall weeds).

What if I have a Moraxella bovoculi problem?

Click here for our new Moraxella bovoculi Bacterin product information.

Please visit our diagnostics page to learn about further options available to you in treating pinkeye.