Antimastitis drugs

Mammary gland diseases are observed in high-yielding and low-yielding animals, both during lactation and in the dry period, regardless of the time of year. Of all the diseases registered on large dairy, breeding, rental and farm farms with various forms of ownership, mastitis is the most common. Cows most often suffer from mastitis in the first days of the postpartum period or 10-15 days after calving, as well as during the period of intensive lactation.

Mastitis is a disease in dairy cattle breeding, due to this pathology, the main percentage of cows are culled from the herd, since the animals, even after treatment, do not fully restore milk productivity. Usually, about 20-50% animals from the total number of culled animals are cows with clinically pronounced signs of mastitis, partial or complete atrophy of individual lobes or the mammary gland as a whole.

• Improper feeding;
• Improper maintenance;
• Lack of active exercise;
• Improper separation of cows, especially in the postpartum period.

Based on the above, veterinary and zootechnical specialists must have a clear plan of effective measures to prevent this disease, as it causes great harm to the rational management of the industry - dairy farming - and generally reduces the efficiency of livestock development.

  • The complex of measures for the prevention of mastitis includes:

    • Organization of rational feeding, watering and keeping of animals;
    • Proper arrangement and equipment of dairy farms and complexes:
    • Compliance with milking rules, animal care (especially the udder) and milking machines;
    • Timely detection and treatment of cows with various diseases;
    • Maintaining personal hygiene by service personnel;
    • Prevention and treatment of udder edema in the prenatal and colostrum periods;
    • Use of anti-mastitis drugs for preventive purposes.

    Treatment and drug prophylaxis of mastitis in cows is recommended only at the beginning of the dry period (up to 10 days from the start of the cows). The introduction of drugs at a later time often causes quarter atrophy after calving in cows. Treatment of subclinical mastitis during the dry period allows to avoid milk loss and reduce by 50% the number of cases of clinically expressed mastitis in cows.

    Preventive measures taken during the period of cow calving prevent the development of pathology during and after calving. Active exercise during the dry period and 3-4 days after calving contributes to a 20% reduction in postpartum complications, accelerates uterine involution, and, as a result, increases the fertility of cows.

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