Year: 2025 | Month: June | Volume 15 | Issue 3
Assessment and use of Potassium Permanganet as Post-Milking Teat Dip in Dairy Cattle
Shaguneet Kour
Neelesh Sharma
Sandeep Kour
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.03.2025.4
Abstract:
Mastitis is a major and perpetual problem of the dairy sector due to failure to follow basic management practices under field
conditions incurring heavy financial losses as a result of reduction in milk yield, cost of treatment, loss due to discarded milk
and loss of germplasm due to culling of superior animals. Taking into cognizance all these factors, control and prevention
of mastitis should be aimed so as at ensure a mastitis free farm. In present study, it was found that use of 1% potassium
permanganate reduced 70.59% infected quarters from day 0 to the completion of teat dipping on day 60, mean SCC were also
reduced significantly (p<0.05) to below normal range (191.50±46.09 × 103/ml) after 30 days of completion of teat dipping trial.
It was also revealed that milk yield and milk components were not affected by the use of post-milking teat dip. So, the use of
post-milking teat dip helps in reduction of mastitis by preventing entry of pathogens into the teat.
Highlights
- Study was conducted to prevent the mastitis by using post milking teat dip.
- 1% potassium permanganate reduced 70.59% infection on quarter basis.
- Teat dip significantly decreased milk somatic cell count.
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