Evaluation of comparative efficacy of herbal gel and spray in sub clinical mastitis in bovines

Abstract

Subclinical mastitis represents a major proportion of the burden of mastitis. Determining somatic cell count of milk are useful approaches to detect sub clinical mastitis. Four hundred and seventy-two milk samples from 259 lactating dairy cattle were screened in this study for subclinical mastitis using california mastitis test, mastrip and subsequent bacterial isolation. Comparison of indirect test was assessed by somatic cell count. Incidence of mastitis was evaluated in terms milk yield, month of lactation, involvement of quarter and parity. Comparative evaluation of efficacy of herbal spray and gel were done in two treatment groups having 10 animals in each groups. Mastitis was evaluated in these groups by somatic cell count. Overall prevalence of subclinical mastitis was 14.29%. Incidence of udder infection in cattle appeared to increase with the increase in average daily milk yield. Maximum incidence was observed during fourth lactation and 3rd parity. Main causative agent was staphylococcus followed by streptococcus, micrococcus 6 and E. coli. Application of herbal spray showed the more efficacies over herbal gel on subclinical mastitis.