3 Uddermint by Innovative farmers (Farm Innovation)
3 Farm Innovation
Uddermint by Innovative farmers
in Significant Impact Group(s): Specific alternatives \ Other
Species targeted: Dairy;
Age: Adult;
Summary: Website ‘Innovativefarmers’ with innovation ‘Uddermint. ’
The field lab aims to improve the health of dairy cows through a reduction in antibiotic use, particularly for the treatment of mastitis. Participants trialled the use of Uddermint, a liniment cream containing 35% mint oil, to reveal its efficacy in reducing high somatic cell counts, an indicator of subclinical mastitis. To test this more robustly, six farmers committed to participate in an experiment (2014). Newly-calved cows were treated with Uddermint® and the results for both treated and untreated cows were reported. Somatic cell counts were checked using National Milk Records (NMR). Although there was large variation in results between treatments and participating farms, when farm data was combined, somatic cell counts were significantly lower in the cows treated with Uddermint® than those that weren’t. Concluding; Uddermint® could be used as a complementary treatment for
mastitis in less severe cases, reducing antibiotic usage.
3 Farm Innovation – Uddermint by Innovative farmers
Where to find the original material: (in English)
https://www.innovativefarmers.org/field-lab?id=515ebe0a-6767-e511-80c5-005056ad0bd4;
Country: UK