Argentina could have its own vaccine to prevent bovine mastitis, a pathology that causes significant losses in the

One of the main causes behind the economic losses in the local dairy sector is related to livestock diseases. Bovine mastitis, in particular, poses a significant challenge due to its high contagion rates and the impact it has on productivity. This is what motivated a team from the Institute of Research of the Dairy Chain (INTA-CONICET) and the Faculty of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences of the National University of the Littoral (FBCB-UNL) to work on tools to combat its causative agent: Staphylococcus aureus. Thus, they arrived at the development of an experimental local vaccine, which has already shown promising results. "In the vaccinated animals, we managed to reduce by 60.7% the new cases of intramammary infections and prolonged the time until the appearance of a new infection," explained researcher Cecilia Camussone, a member of the project. "Our product is composed of four recombinant antigens and uses a liposomal adjuvant designed in our laboratories. This marks a ...