Studies in 2001 by Berry and Hillerton
showed that Orbeseal had a prophylactic effect when compared to cows that had no dry cow treatments.
There were fewer infections during the dry period.
Fewer clinical cases at calving
Reduction in the number of cases in the first 100 days of lactation.
In cows with a cell count of less than 200,000 cells per ml cows treated with Orbaseal had less cases of mastitis than those treated with a leading dry cow tube.
Orbeseal was tried out on forty two dairy farms in the United kingdom last year.
