Therapeutic Efficacy of Indigenous Polyherbal Formulation on Milk pH, Somatic Cell Count and Electrical Resistance Profile in Healthy and Subclinical Mastitic Dairy Cows

ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 10 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com The present study was conducted to detect subclinical mastitis from milk and also to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of the indigenous polyherbal formulation. Twenty four lactating cow suffering from subclinical mastitis (SCM) were randomly divided into four treatment groups G-II to G-V, whereas G-I comprised of six apparently healthy cows. G-II did not receive any treatment and served as the positive control. G-III was provided with standard therapy with Amoxicillin and Cloxacillin @ 10mg/kg bwt I/M along with Meloxicam @ 0.5 mg/kg bwt I/M for 3 days. G-IV was administered with 5 gm each from Azardirachta indica, Boswellia serrata, Vitex nigundo, Ocimum sanctum and Tinospora cordifolia herbal powder @ 25 gm orally for 5 days. Group-V was treated with group III and IV combination therapy. The Somatic Cell Count (SCC) in G-IV to G-V was significantly reduced on 10 th day of post-treatment. Similarly, electrical conductivity (ER) was significantly reduced on 7 th day, which was further reduced on 10 th day. The combined treatment was most effective in the reduction of ER on 7 and 10 th day of post-treatments as compared to herbal treatment alone. In addition, the antibiotic treatment reduced the pH significantly on 7 th day, while in combination therapy, it was reduced significantly on 3 rd day onward. Hence, herbal treatment along with standard treatment was most effective in the amelioration of pH, somatic cell count and electrical resistance as compared to standard treatment or herbal treatment when given alone. K e y w o r d s Subclinical mastitis, Herbal, Milk, pH, Somatic cell count and electrical resistance Accepted: 07 September 2019 Available Online: 10 October 2019 Article Info Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2019) 8(10): 703-710