Advances in dairy Research
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ISSN: 2329-888X
+44 1300 500008
Justine Britten
Dairy and Veterinary Sciences,
4815 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84322
Tanzania
Research Article
Intramammary Infusion of Casein Hydrolysate for Involution of Single Mastitic Mammary Quarters Elevating Cow-Level Somatic Cell Count
Author(s): Justine Britten, Kerry A Rood and David J WilsonJustine Britten, Kerry A Rood and David J Wilson
Mastitis in a single quarter can cause high somatic cell counts (SCC), clinical mastitis, and death in dairy cows.
Currently, management of these mastitic quarters presents a problem for the dairy industry. Casein hydrolysate (CH)
is an intramammary (IMM) infusion treatment reported to induce mammary involution. The primary objectives of this
study were to investigate whether IMM CH treatment of single high SCC quarters, followed by cessation of quarter
milk production for the remainder of lactation, was effective in reducing cow–level SCC and whether that quarter
resumed milk production following calving. Three treatment groups were used: CH, non-hydrolyzed casein (NHC),
and cessation of milking only (negative; N). Treatments were assigned in a 2:2:1 ratio for 40 cows enrolled in the
study; 27 cows completed the entire protocol. Following IMM infusion and involution of the sing.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-888X.1000211