Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis caused by Moraxella bovis in water buffaloes

The present paper reports some clinical and therapeutic observations in natural infection of bovine keratoconjunctivitis caused by Moraxella bovis in water buffaloes (n = 15). The disease has been sparsely reported in water buffaloes. Varying degree of conjunctival or corneal oedema, hyperemia, blepharospasm, serous to mucopurulent ocular discharge, whitish opacity of cornea and partial to complete blindness were common clinical presentations in the affected animals. The infection was confirmed by culture and isolation of the samples collected from middle canthus of the affected eyes. Therapeutic management of the disease with two different antimicrobial protocols viz. parenteral administration of long acting oxytetracycline or topical administration of triple antibiotic (neomycin, polymyxin and bacitracin zinc) ophthalmic ointment resulted in little success. There was uveitis or secondary glaucoma and resultant blindness in the unresponsive eyes

The Influence of Student Loan Debt on Financial Satisfaction

This research examined the influence of student loan debt on financial satisfaction using a sample of adults ages 18–54 from the 2015 National Financial Capability Study (NFCS). The study took advantage of the expanded set of variables related to student loan debt that was added to the 2015 wave of the NFCS survey. Results provided mixed evidence of student loan debt serving as an influential factor on consumer financial satisfaction. Whereas borrowing from multiple sources (federal and private) or private lenders only was associated with a lower likelihood of respondents indicating that they would make the same borrowing decisions, having student loan debt was not significantly associated with financial satisfaction. Implications for policy are considered