Understanding Mastitis: From Perspective of Inflammation

9/2/2015 M N B Nair .A combination of Aloe vera , turmeric and calcium hydroxide has worked wonderfully to cure any type of mastitis (sub-clinical, clinical and chronic) . The combination is antimicrobial, anti inflammatory and wound cleansing. field tested in 350 cases with 97% efficacy in three South Indian states. we have trained 150 veterinarians to use it the above result is the feed-back from them documented systematically. this can reduce the use of antibiotics substantially. This combination is cost effective, efficacious and reduce the use of antibiotics. There is no loss of production of milk and also can be used as preventive measure.

Hi Joe, I would like to refer you to our detailed article on mastitis in dairy animals published in engormix -Forum- sometime ago. Please go through it if you have any misconceptions let me know which we can discuss here. In fact mastitis is the major economical disease affecting dairying today and needs proper control measures. Regards Jasmer Singh Ph D

Hi Jose. I have not done any "scientific" studies of the garlic treatment and only know what we have seen happen here at La Hacienda Caprina La Alpinita, in the Dominican Republic. We use intensive herd management milking our saanan and alpine dairy goats twice a day. Sometimes we have "lumps" form in the udders of the milking does which may be classified as cysts. We have not had them cultured. We have treated some with antibiotics using different treatments and recording the results on the farm. However, systematic or even local antibiotics take the doe out of valuable saleable milk production for as long as 3-4 weeks. Having learned that garlic is a natural antibiotic as well as anti-inflammatory, we decided to use garlic orally (2-3 cloves per doe twice a day) and have definitely notice a difference, sometimes in as short a time as 10 days but with others, while seeing a decrease in the size of the cyst, take almost 30 days to disappear. Also, after kidding, our higher producers will sometimes back up their milk and create edema. This happened just last week with a good milking does. 2 days after kidding, her udder began to firm up and external signs indicated edema. We started her on garlic (nothing else) and within 2 days her udder was once again soft and suple. Kids were thriving. I don't know how much you would have to use on the cows. Our goats weigh an average of 140 to 155 lbs. Since we do intensive management it is easy for us to give them the garlic orally. At first they try to refuse it but about the 3rd time they are looking for it. Hope this help and if you try it, please let me know how the trial went. Linda

Please take a look at www.immlab.com, they have the technology for mastitis problem. Its not on the market yet.

Thank you Petr. I reviewed the information. I'm wondering if any verified field trials have been conducted.

Congrats for the article. Among the potential interventions, I would like to highlight the great role of cupper and zinc is udder health and disease to mastitis prevention. Regards, Alfredo.

What will proper treatment allopathy as well homeopathy for repeat mastitis as watery milk coming and milk drying off gradually (some say its e.coli infection),no physical inflammation but little pain in teay having watery milk?