Claims
- 1. A method for preventing the onset of mastitis in a female mammal which comprises coating a mammal's udders with a formulation containing one or more bacteriophages specific to bacteria which are know or suspected of causing mastitis.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said female mammal is by scientific classification a member of the bovidea family.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein said female mammal is a cow, bison, buffalo, oxen, goat or sheep.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said female mammal is by scientific classification a member of the tayassuidae family.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein an udder coating for lactating female mammals is applied to the udder surface after each milking.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein a barrier udder coating containing one or more phages is applied to the udders of non-lactating female mammals.
- 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the solution containing one or more bacteriophages may also incorporate additional compounds found in traditional udder dips.
- 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the additional compounds shall include but not be limited to moisturizers, disinfectants, antimicrobials, aqueous buffers and hydrophilic ointment bases.
- 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the bacteriophage or bacteriophages are lysogenic to mastitis causing bacteria.
- 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the bacteriophages incorporated may include but are not exclusively limited to those bacteriophages which lyse Streptococcus agalactiae, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus bovis and Corynebacteriaum bovis.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a division of application Ser. No. 09/854,445, filed May 14, 2001 by the present inventor and claims the benefits thereof application Ser. No. 09/854,445 claims the benefits of provisional application Serial No. 60/203,817, filed: May 12, 2000
Provisional Applications (1)
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60203817 |
May 2000 |
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Divisions (1)
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09854445 |
May 2001 |
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10420121 |
Apr 2003 |
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