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Therapy of Experimentally Induced Coliform Mastitis with a Propionibacterium acnes Product

Year: 1994

Type: article

Abstract: The efficacy of a Propionibacterium acnes product for treatment of coliform mastitis was evaluated following intramammary infusion of Escherichia coli. Ten cows were injected intravenously with a product containing heat-killed P. acnes at 3 h, 3 d, and 7 d after bacterial challenge. Five cows served as untreated negative controls. Bacterial counts in milk, rectal temperatures, and milk SCC did not differ between treated cows and control cows. Intravenous infusion of P. acnes had no effect on milk production or DMI of treated cows compared with untreated controls. Therapy of experimentally induced coliform mastitis with a P. acnes product had no effect on severity or duration of clinical signs.

Source: Journal of Dairy Science

DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(94)76974-5

Authors: J.S. Hogan, K.L. Smith, D.A. Todhunter, P.S. Schoenberger

Institution: The Ohio State University

Language: English

Topic: Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Ohio State University