Internal Teat Sealant Administered at Drying off Reduces Intramammary Infections during the Dry and Early Lactation Periods of Dairy Cows

The effect of an internal teat sealant (ITS) on subsequent infection of the mammary gland was evaluated on the following mammary gland health indicators: (a) bacteriological cure of preexisting intramammary infections at drying off, (b) risk of postpartum new intramammary infections (NIMI), (c) cure and risk of new cases of subclinical mastitis (SCM), and (d) risk of postpartum clinical mastitis (CM). A total of 553 cows during late gestation were randomly assigned into two treatment protocols at drying off: (a) Dry cow therapy with 0.25 g of intramammary anhydrous cefalonium (ADCT; Cepravin®, MSD Animal Health); or (b) ADCT combined with ITS (SDCT; 4 g bismuth subnitrate; Masti-Seal®, MSD Animal Health, São Paulo, Brazil). Mammary quarter (MQ) milk samples were collected for microbiological culture and somatic cell count (SCC) at drying off and early lactation, and data from 1756 MQ were used in the multivariate logistic regression. There was no effect on the risk of bacteriological cure, SCM cure, and new cases of postpartum SCM. Still, SDCT reduced the risk of CM up to 60 days postpartum (DPP), overall NIMI risk, and the NIMI caused by major pathogens compared to ADCT. Thus, the DCT combined with ITS at drying off is effective for preventing NIMI during the dry period and CM up to 60 DPP.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Animals : an open access journal from MDPI - 10(2020), 9 vom: 28. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Freu, Gustavo [VerfasserIn]
Tomazi, Tiago [VerfasserIn]
Monteiro, Camylla Pedrosa [VerfasserIn]
Barcelos, Melina Melo [VerfasserIn]
Alves, Bruna Gomes [VerfasserIn]
Santos, Marcos Veiga Dos [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bacteriological cure
Bismuth subnitrate
Bovine mastitis
Clinical mastitis
Dry period
Journal Article
New intramammary infections

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Date Revised 20.10.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ani10091522

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314450947