Electrospun silk biomaterial implant for teat obstruction in dairy cattle
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2021
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Abstract
Obstructive teat injuries are common in dairy cows, which
consequently lead to reduced milk production and poor milk
quality, increased cost of treatment, early culling and thereby,
a negative economic impact. The present study was undertaken
for the production and standardization of a low cost biocompatible
teat implant made of silk fibroin, known for its
versatile utility as a biomaterial. Bombyx mori cocoons were
collected and processed to make the silk fibroin solution and
were made into mat form of 0.2 mm thickness and a pore size
of 2-5 μm by electrospinning technique. A comparative clinical
trial was conducted with regular silicone plugs and silk fibroin
rolled teat plugs in cases of teat obstruction in dairy cattle.
The parameters studied included healing period in days for
return to milking, milkability and somatic cell count measured
at 0, 10, 20 and 30 days.
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TNV_IJVS_2021_42(1)1-5
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Veterinary Science