Prophylactic teat treatment
OwnerAsa Hellman, Torbjorn Mathiseninventors
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Abstract
An aqueous solution for prophylactic treatment of teats of lactating mammals, comprising as a first component at least partially deacetylated chitosan, or an acid addition salt thereof, in a concentration of up to about 2% by weight of chitosan, the solution having a pH of from about 4 to about 6.8, and said first component having a molecular weight such that the viscosity of the solution is less than about 50 mPas; and a method of prophylactic treatment of teats of lactating mammals.
Claims19
An aqueous solution for prophylactic treatment of teats of lactating mammals, comprising as a first component at least partially deacetylated chitosan, or an acid addition salt thereof, in a concentration of up to about 2% by weight of chitosan, the solution having a pH of from about 4 to about 6.8, and said first component having a molecular weight such that the viscosity of the solution is less than about 50 mPas.
An aqueous solution according to any preceding claim, wherein the pH of the solution is maintained by the use of a mineral acid or organic acid.
A method of prophylactic treatment of teats of lactating mammals to prevent onset of mastitis, comprising applying an aqueous solution according to any preceding claim to said teats in art anti-microbially active amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.