COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT AND PROPHYLAXIS OF MASTITIS COMPRISING PARTICULATE ANTI BACTERIAL AGENT, THE MAJORITY OF PARTICLES BEING OF SIZE FIVE MICRONS OR LESS, SUSPENDED IN AN HYDROPHOBIC OILY VEHICLE

摘要

A method for the treatment or prophylaxis of mammary disorders in non-human animals comprises administering an antibacterial agent to the animal by the intramammary route during the animal's dry period, the antibacterial agent being administered in the form of particles, at least 65% of which have a size in the range 0 - 5 mu , suspended in a hydrophobic oily vehicle which comprises an oil and a gelling agent.