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Effective treatment for mastitis in dairy cattle was developed using an inexpensive medicine

Effective treatment for mastitis in dairy cattle was developed using an inexpensive medicine

Milk quality degrades due to the presence of an infectious disease known as mastitis. The use of antibiotics on infected animals puts the public at risk. National Innovation Foundation (NIF) product Rakesh Pharmaceuticals commercialized Mastirak Gel.

Key Highlight:

  • Mastitis is an infectious disease that affects farm productivity due to the fall in milk quality.
  • The treatment of infected animals with antibiotics poses a public health hazard.
  • Mastirak Gel, developed by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), has been commercialized through Rakesh Pharmaceuticals.
  • Indigenous knowledge systems and scientific evaluation are needed before these medications can be integrated into the healthcare system.

A polyherbal and cost-effective medicine has been developed by a Gujarati farmer using an indigenous knowledge system to treat infective disease in dairy cows.

Due to decreased milk quality caused by mastitis, farms are forced to cut back on productivity, which impacts their ability to generate revenue.

Antibiotic treatment of infected animals puts the public’s health at risk. According to a ministry statement, alternatives such as indigenous knowledge systems and scientific evaluation are needed before these medications can be integrated into the healthcare system. Indigenous knowledge systems and scientific evaluation

According to the report, the continued development of technologies and products is needed to manage mastitis with minimal use of antibiotic therapy.

According to the health ministry, Rakesh Pharmaceuticals, a National Innovation Foundation (NIF) partner, has commercialized the NIF-developed medicine, Mastirak Gel. According to the statement, it’s available at medical supply stores that also sell veterinary medicines across the state.

Towards this end, the NIF, an independent DST institute that revitalizes indigenous technologies based on farmers’ wisdom, has identified this unique herbal composition shared by a Gujarati farmer to manage mastitis in farm animals.

This composition shared by Shri Becharbhai Samatbhai Devgania has been patent-protected and a gel preparation for topically applying it to the affected udder surface has been developed, the ministry announced.

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