The use of ozone in the treatment of bovine mastitis: Report case

Abstract

Mastitis is defined as inflammation of the mammary gland and is characterized by causing significant alterations in the composition of milk and economic losses and endless perjuries to the dairy industry. For this reason, and in view of the growing demand for antibiotic-free and quality products for human consumption, alternatives are being sought for current broad-spectrum antibiotic-based mastitis treatments. Within this framework, this article aims to demonstrate through a case report the effectiveness of the use of ozonized solutions in the treatment of clinical mastitis in dairy cows. For which a cow that presented clinical mastitis in 2 quarts was treated, with an ozonated solution (10 ml of solution in total, 5 ml of ozonated sunflower oil plus 5 ml of ozonated physiological serum in a concentration of 12 mg/ml), this treatment was compared with a usual commercial antibiotic treatment (Masticine L). At the end of the treatments, a favorable change was perceived in terms of visible physical aspects in both treatments, the antibiotic having a better performance in this regard, however the treatment with ozonized solution had favorable effects in terms of milk composition, improving its quality and lowering treatment costs therefore the use of intramammary ozonated solutions is recommended for the treatment of clinical mastitis in dairy cows.