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Efficacy of Panax ginseng extract combined with cephalexin as a dry cow therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2021

Camila Beccaria
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL)/Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
Celina Baravalle
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL)/Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
Paula Silvestrini
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL)/Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
María S. Renna
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL)/Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
Ana I. Molineri
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IdICaL), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) – CONICET, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
Marcelo L. Signorini
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IdICaL), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) – CONICET, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
Verónica E. Neder
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IdICaL), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) – CONICET, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
Guillermo A. Suarez Archilla
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IdICaL), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) – CONICET, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
Luis F. Calvinho
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IdICaL), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) – CONICET, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
Bibiana E. Dallard*
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL)/Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
*
Author for correspondence: Bibiana E. Dallard, Email: bdallard@fcv.unl.edu.ar

Abstract

Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of intramammary administration, at drying-off, of a Panax ginseng extract (PGe) combined with cephalexin (Ceph) on the post-calving bacteriological cure rate of pre-existing intramammary infections (IMI) and on the occurrence of new IMI during the dry period. In addition, milk yield and somatic cell count (SCC) in the post-treatment lactation were evaluated. One hundred and eight late-lactation cows were randomly divided into two experimental groups and were treated at drying-off with Ceph alone or PGe combined with Ceph.Cure rates for IMI present at drying-off were similar for both treatments (OR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.33–2.74). Cure rates for Staphylococcus aureus were lower (OR = 15.4, 95% CI = 1.66–142.52) in quarters treated with PGe + Ceph than in those treated with Ceph alone. Intramammary infusion of PGe + Ceph at drying-off had no effect on preventing new dry period IMI (OR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.38–1.51), compared with infusion of Ceph alone. Milk production and SCC in the ensuing lactation were not affected by PGe + Ceph treatment. In conclusion, addition of PGe to dry cow therapy did not show any advantage over the use of dry cow therapy alone.

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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

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Footnotes

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These authors contributed equally to this work.

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