Predisposition to pink eye

[Macsky]

I had hoggs away for wintering this year, they were on grass running on their own through until the end of feb, when they were put onto turnip with others. A couple of weeks later they were the first, and nearly the only, ones to start showing a few eye infections. They were in very good fettle going and all the way through and coming home.

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas as to why they would be the only ones to start with the blindness? I have had bother with it in the ewes at home, starting in jan, putting it down to months of non stop rain for them, was horrible.

 

[sherg]

It could well of been the weather we've had loads of bought store lambs with bad eyes this time and my dipper man reckons he's never seen so many

 

[Macsky]

Yes the man was complaining about the weather right enough, I assured him they were infinitely better off with him than they were with me ?, I just found it strange that they would be the ones out of hundreds that started with it. Must be a reason