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J Vet Res. 2020 Oct 20;64(4):523-529. doi: 10.2478/jvetres-2020-0067. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Efficacy of Natural Formulations in Bovine Mastitis Pathology: Alternative Solution to Antibiotic Treatment.

Journal of veterinary research

Claudia Pașca, Liviu Alexandru Mărghitaș, Daniel Severus Dezmirean, Ioana Adriana Matei, Victorița Bonta, Ioan Pașca, Flore Chirilă, Adrian Cîmpean, Nicodim Iosif Fiț

Affiliations

  1. Department of Apiculture and Sericulture, Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  2. Department of Microbiology Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  3. Life Science Institute "King Michael I of Romania", University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, 400372, Romania.
  4. Department of Animal Production and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

PMID: 33367141 PMCID: PMC7734678 DOI: 10.2478/jvetres-2020-0067

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Bovine mastitis is an inflammatory disease of the udder that causes important economic losses in the animal breeding and dairy product industries. Nowadays, the conventional livestock antibiotic treatments are slowly being replaced by alternative treatments. In this context, the main aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of natural products in alternative treatment of bovine mastitis.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two natural formulations with previously suggested

RESULTS: R7 was effective in the most cases, being therapeutically bactericidal in six out of eight cows, while R4 gave good results in three out of eight cows, and conventional antibiotics cured one out of four.

CONCLUSION: These results suggest the possible therapeutic potential of these natural products in bovine mastitis.

© 2020 C. Pașca et al. published by Sciendo.

Keywords: alternative treatment; cows; in vivo testing; mastitis; natural products

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Conflict of Interests Statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this article.

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