Method for the prevention and treatment of bovine mastitis
US5234684A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/217
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for treating or preventing mastitis in cows is disclosed. The method contemplates the intramammary injection of bovine interferon-gamma. Interferon-gamma can be administered prior to infection to effectively suppress the rate, severity, and duration of subsequent bacterial infection, or can be administered subsequent to infection to effectively treat mastitis.
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