Effects of Oral Administration of Scc Boluses (Garlic Extract) in Dairy Cows with Mastitis on Biomarkers Detected with On-Line Sensors

Abstract

Introduction Mastitis is the most frequently diagnosed disease in farms, which causes a great economic losses. During inflammation, the composition of milk and the general condition of the udder are negatively affected. Current period, mastitis-causing pathogens become less susceptible to antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial and symptomatic treatment does not always bring benefits both to the farm itself and for a sick animal. Alternative prevention and treatment measures are used to reduce the risk cows to develop mastitis in the future and this facilitates the course of the disease. One of the possible alternative treatments and preventive measures include garlic extract, whose allicin is active bacteriocidal. Somatic cell counts and colonies were found to increase with garlic extract the number of forming units decreased by 60 percent. Considering the potential of garlic extract healing property, we want to evaluate in this study the SCC bolus (garlic extract, lactose, maltodextrin, magnesium stearate microcrystalline cellulose, ethyl cellulose) effectiveness in mastitis treatment. [...]. Conclusion This study aimed to evaluate the effect of SCC boluses on the efficacy of mastitis treatment based on specific cattle biomarkers. During subclinical mastitis, the volume of milk was found to be 17.19% higher on average than during clinical mastitis. With treatment protocol 1, the milk volume was on average 19.65% higher than with treatment protocol 2. The electrical conductivity of milk was 11.64% higher during clinical mastitis. 14 days after treatment. the PPAs were found to have fallen by 13.41% using 1 treatment protocol. SLS levels were higher during clinical mastitis, but after 14 days, the amount of SLS decreased in both cases. During subclinical mastitis, the average duration of rumination was 10.75% higher than during clinical mastitis.