Рrevention of mastitis and hyperkeratosis in cows

Abstract

Background and Aim. Mastitis in cows is widespread, causing great economic damage to agriculture. Treatment of the udder before and after milking is an important stage in the process of caring for the skin of the teats, aimed on preventing of infection of the udder and the development of hyperkeratosis, mastitis; to protect the sphincters of the teat after milking, specialized products are used for treatment by dipping the teat into a cup. In addition to antiseptic properties, these products should include caring components; they are necessary to soften and moisturize the skin of the nipple and accelerate the restoration of the epidermis.

Materials and Methods. The study of the preventive effectiveness of LACTIC DIP PRO against mastitis and therapeutic effectiveness of nipple hyperkeratosis was carried out in the Zhigar agricultural production complex of the Gergebil region of Dagestan Republic, on 45 Holstein cows, divided into two groups (experiment - control). For cows of the experimental group (n=30), all teats were treated with LACTIC DIP PRO, by dipping the teats into a glass during 40 days after each milking. Animals of the control (n=15) did not have their teats treated after milking and served as controls. The qualitative composition of milk was studied in the cows of the experimental group on days 15, 30 and 40 of the experiment.

Results. The hygienic product provided protection of the udder teats and mammary glands of the experimental cows from contamination by pathogenic microflora and the preventive effectiveness during the experiment was 100%.

Conclusion. No significant biochemical changes were observed in the milk of cows, therefore, the use of a hygiene product after milking does not impair the quality of milk.