Evaluation of a polyherbal topical aerosol spray as a supportive therapy for clinical mastitis in dairy cows

• Main Authors: Ramasamy Selvam, Ganapa Sureshbabu, Marimuthu Saravanakumar, D'Souza Prashanth
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh 2015-09-01
• Series: Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research
• Subjects: Anti-inflammatory; Clinical mastitis; Dairy cows; Polyherbal; Supportive therapy; Wisprec and reg; Advanced
• Online Access: http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=182368

The present study was designed to evaluate the polyherbal topical aerosol spray Wisprec and reg; Advanced (M/S. Natural Remedies Private Limited, India) as a supportive therapy for clinical mastitis in dairy cows. A total of 41 dairy cows suffering from clinical mastitis were selected, and Wisprec and reg; Advanced was sprayed on mastitis affected quarters of udder two times a day along with a parenteral antibiotic till complete recovery. The rectal temperature, pain on palpation of udder, swelling of udder, consistency of milk, recovery period and product satisfaction score were assessed to evaluate the efficacy of Wisprec and reg; Spray. Topical application of Wisprec and reg; Advanced Spray have shown a significant improvement (p<0.001) in alleviation of rectal temperature, pain on palpation of udder and swelling of udder, and the consistency of milk was restored to normal after 3 to 4 days of treatment. The results demonstrate that the Wisprec and reg; Advanced spray could be considered as an alternative to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as a supportive therapy for clinical mastitis of dairy cows. [J Adv Vet Anim Res 2015; 2(3.000): 285-290]