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• Separate animals with pinkeye from the healthy animals (isolate), monitor the cattle and remove any newly affected animals as soon as they are noticed.
• Move the piles of dung further away from the feedlot and try and reduce the number of flies.
• If possible source another type of feed that is not long and stalky, consider modifying the feeding troughs so the feed is not standing upwards, and consider spraying dry feed to reduce dust.
• Try and do cattle work in the mornings when there is less dust and sunlight. Consider watering the yards before working the cattle
• Recognise that having more cattle in the feedlot will increase the occurrence of disease, particularly when other causes are present (dry, hot, dusty conditions). When multiple causes are present, preventive strategies should be implemented even if there are no cases in order to try and prevent new cases from occurring.
• If vaccination is available and economically viable consider vaccination to reduce disease.
• Do not bring new cattle that have pinkeye as you will introduce the infection to the animals in the feedlot. Try to avoid moving infected animals from the feedlot to other groups of cattle for the same reason.