Effect of post teat dip treatments for the prevention of mastitis in dairy cattle

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of post teat dip treatment in dairy cattle for the prevention of clinical and sub-clinical mastitis. A total of 150 crossbred cows were selected randomly of different age groups, lactation stage, and herd size. The effect of a combination of povidone iodine and glycerin in the ratio of 3: 1 and a commercially available product filmadine (vansun) were evaluated. Both the above mentioned treatments were found to be equally effective against prevention of clinical and subclinical mastitis as compared to non-treated group of animals. It can be concluded that the post teat dip treatment improved quality and composition of milk along with reduction in chances of clinical and subclinical mastitis.