The mode of action of bismuth subnitrate in teat sealant formulations as a preventative for
intramammary infections during the dry period is unknown. Although previous studies …

Internal teat sealants (ITS) are applied to prevent new intrammary infection during the dry
period in dairy cattle. The common ITS products with confirmed efficacy contain the heavy …

Mastitis in dry cows has traditionally been controlled with long-acting intramammary
antibiotic formulations. However, the widespread use of antibiotics, particularly for …

Orbeseal consists of bismuth subnitrate formulated into an inert viscous malleable paste that
does not have any antibiotic or antimicrobial properties. It is delivered in a tube and is …

The efficacy of an internal dry period teat sealer containing bismuth subnitrate (Product A;
Teatseal, Cross Vetpharm Group Ltd, Ireland) was compared with a long-acting antibiotic …

This study investigated the effect in heifers of infusion of a bismuth subnitrate teat-canal
sealant and bacterial intramammary infection (IMI) precalving on prevalence of postcalving …

The intramammary infusion at the end of lactation of a bismuth subnitrate internal teat
sealant (ITS), with no antibiotic component has been shown to be an effective means of …

An internal teat sealant containing bismuth subnitrate was used in combination with dry cow
antibiotic therapy in a cow-level prospective case-control field trial in three herds with …

We assessed the effectiveness of a novel dry cow treatment containing lacticin 3147 using
deliberate challenge studies in lactating cows. Infection-free quarters of lactating cows were …

Abstract Heifers (n= 1067 from 30 herds) were randomly allocated within herd to treatment in
a 2 by 2 factorial arrangement approximately one month prepartum. The treatments were …