Teatseal is a sterile, non-antibiotic intra-mammary infusion for the prevention of mastitis in dairy cows during the non-lactating (dry) period and early post-calving.
Teatseal is an inert substance containing 65% bismuth subnitrate in a paraffin base.
It provides a physical barrier before the keratin plug in the teat canal has formed and after it has broken down, preventing the entry of pathogens into the udder during the early and late dry period.
- The formation of this physical barrier acts to prevent mastitis in the dry period and early post-calving.
- In cows that are being dried off, Teatseal can be administered concurrently with a dry cow antibiotic.
- When Teatseal is used at the same time as a dry cow antibiotic, it has been shown to cut the number of mastitis cases in early lactation by up to 70%, compared to when a dry cow antibiotic is used alone.
- In known low cell count cows where dry cow antibiotic may not be warranted, Teatseal can be used as the sole intramammary infusion.
- In maiden heifers pre-calving, Teatseal can be administered 4 weeks prior to first calving.
- Every cow is at risk of mastitis. As Teatseal is a mastitis preventative, it is relevant to every herd situation.
Teatseal can prevent mastitis:
- If you use blanket dry cow antibiotic therapy or selective dry cow antibiotic therapy
- In low cell counts cows, in high cell count cows and in maiden heifers
- Teatseal can persist for up to 100 days after dry off.
