Method for the prevention and treatment of bovine mastitis.

摘要

A method for treating or preventing mastitis in cows is disclosed. The method contemplates the intramammary injection of interferon alone or in combination with a lytic peptide or preferably of bovine interferon-gamma. Interferon 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.