Forticept® innovative products’ effectiveness for complex udder hygiene

Abstract

The quality of cow’s milk and the spread of mastitis greatly depend on the level of udder hygiene. Our author’s research was conducted to evaluate the effects of Forticept® Udder Wash and Forticept® Udder Forte, used before and after milking, on the treatment and prevention of subclinical mastitis and hyperkeratosis of cows’ udders. A total of 6880 milk samples were taken from 430 cows, 3-4 years old, 470-490 kg weight, at 60 ± 15 days of lactation. The therapeutic efficacy coefficient (EC) of Forticept® polymers based on benzetonium and benzalkonium chloride, against the subclinical form of mastitis was 73.8% compared to iodine-containing agents; preventive EC - 32.4%. Dipping hygiene of the udder using Forticept® on the 30th day reduced the number of 1-3 stage teat hyperkeratosis cases from 78.8% to 41.3%. Also, during this period, a significant (P<0.05) improvement in the chemical parameters of the milk was observed - an increase in fat (up to 3.94 ± 0.08%), protein (3.35 ± 0.07%), casein (3.15 ± 0.09%) and dry matter (14.91 ± 0.28%). After using Forticept®, the total bacteria count (TBC) of the milk decreased to 3×105 CFU/cm3, and the somatic cell count (SCC) - to 130 thousand/cm3 (P<0.05). Test day milk yield (TDMY) increased by 1.15% due to efficient dipping with Forticept® (P<0.05).