Fig 1.
A typical acoustic pulse in the treated area.
Fig 2.
Schematic action of the acoustic pulse.
A scheme of the new technological device for cow treatments producing high powered acoustic pulses distributed on a large treatment area with deep penetration via the applicator.
Table 1.
Distribution of 116 cows from 3 dairy herds according to treatment group, herd and bacteria specie.
Fig 3.
Daily milk yield of 116 cows from 3 commercial herds identified with subclinical mastitis, before treatment and up to 3 months after it according to APT treatment (n = 78) and control (n = 38).
Table 2.
Log somatic cell count (logSCC) and milk yield on the cow level and % lactose on the quarter level, before treatment and up to 3 months according to result—Success or failure, of 116 cows from 3 dairy herds treated or not with acoustic pulse therapy (APT).
P[F] treatment vs. control.
Fig 4.
Distribution of somatic cell count.
Distribution of individual logSCC of 116 cows from 3 commercial herds identified with subclinical mastitis, before treatment and up to 3 months after it, according to Acoustic pulse therapy (APT) treatment (■; n = 78) and control (□; n = 38).
Table 3.
Bacteria cure of 116 cows from 3 dairy herds treated or not with acoustic pulse therapy (APT).
P[F] treatment vs. control.
Table 4.
Bacteria cure and cow somatic cell count (SCC) of 29 cows treated with antibiotic (16) or with acoustic pulse therapy (APT) (13).