<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_jvetres-2020-0067_s_005_w2aab3b7c25b1b6b1aab1c14b1Aa"><h3>Introduction</h3><p>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.</p></sec><sec id="j_jvetres-2020-0067_s_006_w2aab3b7c25b1b6b1aab1c14b2Aa"><h3>Material and Methods</h3><p>Two natural formulations with previously suggested <italic>in vitro</italic> antimicrobial effect were tested <italic>in vivo</italic> on mastitic cows. Animals with a positive diagnosis for mastitis (n = 20) were divided into three treatment groups: two groups (n = 8) were administered formulations of propolis, alcoholic extracts of Brewers Gold and Perle hops, plum lichen, common mallow, marigold, absinthe wormwood, black poplar buds, lemon balm, and essential oils of oregano, lavender, and rosemary designated R4 and R7 (differing only in the latter being more concentrated) and one group (n = 4) a conventional antibiotic mixture. <italic>In vivo</italic> efficacy of treatments was evaluated by somatic cell and standard plate counts, the treatment being considered efficacious when both parameters were under the maximum limit.</p></sec><sec id="j_jvetres-2020-0067_s_007_w2aab3b7c25b1b6b1aab1c14b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>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.</p></sec><sec id="j_jvetres-2020-0067_s_008_w2aab3b7c25b1b6b1aab1c14b4Aa"><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>These results suggest the possible therapeutic potential of these natural products in bovine mastitis.</p></sec></abstract>

IntroductionBovine 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 MethodsTwo natural formulations with previously suggested in vitro antimicrobial effect were tested in vivo on mastitic cows. Animals with a positive diagnosis for mastitis (n = 20) were divided into three treatment groups: two groups (n = 8) were administered formulations of propolis, alcoholic extracts of Brewers Gold and Perle hops, plum lichen, common mallow, marigold, absinthe wormwood, black poplar buds, lemon balm, and essential oils of oregano, lavender, and rosemary designated R4 and R7 (differing only in the latter being more concentrated) and one group (n = 4) a conventional antibiotic mixture. In vivo efficacy of treatments was evaluated by somatic cell and standard plate counts, the treatment being considered efficacious when both parameters were under the maximum limit.ResultsR7 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.ConclusionThese results suggest the possible therapeutic potential of these natural products in bovine mastitis.

Efficacy of natural formulations in bovine mastitis pathology: alternative solution to antibiotic treatment

Journal of Veterinary Research

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IntroductionBovine mastitis is an inflammatory disease of the udder that causes important economic losses in the animal breeding and dairy product industries....

Efficacy of natural formulations in bovine mastitis pathology: alternative solution to antibiotic treatment

Published Online: Oct 20, 2020

Page range: 523 - 529

Received: Mar 19, 2020

Accepted: Oct 05, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0067

Keywords
cows, mastitis, alternative treatment, testing, natural products

© 2020 C. Pașca et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Efficacy of natural formulations in bovine mastitis pathology: alternative solution to antibiotic treatment

Published Online: Oct 20, 2020

Page range: 523 - 529

Received: Mar 19, 2020

Accepted: Oct 05, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0067

Keywordscows, mastitis, alternative treatment, testing, natural products

© 2020 C. Pașca et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cows, mastitis, alternative treatment, testing, natural products