Evaluación de la actividad antibiótica in-vivo del extracto hidro-alcohólico de propóleo apícola (ehapa) para el control de metritis bovina postparto.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the in vivo antibiotic effect of the hydro-alcoholic extract of bee propolis (EHAPA) in the control of metritis in postpartum cows. A completely randomized design replicated over time was used to determine the in-vivo antibiotic activity of oxytetracycline and EHAPA in postpartum metritis. For the statistical analysis of the results, a 3x2 factorial design was used using the infostat 2020 software. The scope of the research was focused on solving the problem of metritis and improving the reproductive efficiency of bovine females, such as decreasing the number of days open and reducing the number of services per conception in order to make cattle breeding more profitable in Ecuador. The population of the research project consisted of 24 cows located in the canton of Colta. The degree of infection of the metritis was evaluated before the treatment, as well as the degree of infection of the metritis every 24 hours after the dose, a procedure that was repeated until the infection was minimized. The results obtained showed that the presence of bacteria, fungi, gram-negative bacilli and gram-positive cocci decreased when two doses of hydro-alcoholic extract of bee propolis were applied for the control of postpartum bovine metritis. When evaluating the cost benefit in the production of ova (EHAPA) for the control of postpartum bovine metritis, it was found that the highest cost benefit 1.42 was determined for treatment T1 where 100% EHAPA was used. It is concluded that the consequences derived from metritis represent great economic losses in bovine farms, so the prevention of metritis is key to reduce the associated costs and improve animal welfare, that is why when a case of metritis occurs, it is vital to quickly implement a treatment to minimize production losses. It is recommended to use Hydro-Alcoholic Extract of Bee Propolis as an alternative treatment for bovine metritis since the bacteria proved to be sensitive to the application of this treatment.