Zoetis Services LLC

Christina Lee Brown

Derek James Sheehan

Todd P Foster

Sumitra Rajagopalan

Nicholas Finn Cunningham

John Mark Heimlich

Jeffrey Ellis Price

Alexandre Therrien

Oscar Suarez

The present disclosure relates generally to sol-gel polymer composites that comprise chitosan, a hydrophilic polymer, a polysiloxane, and a gelation agent in a suitable medium. Advantageously, the sol-gel polymer composite can form a durable seal or strong solid in response to one or more physiological stimulus. The disclosure further relates to medical and veterinary uses of the composite, particularly, methods and delivery systems for reducing or preventing the incidence of a mammary disorder in a dairy animal. More particularly, the disclosure includes methods and sol-gel polymer composite compositions for creating a physical barrier on the teat surface or in the teat canal or cistern of a non-human animal for prophylactic treatment of mammary disorders such as mastitis wherein the sol-gel polymer creates a seal in response to one or more physiological stimulus.

Veterinary compositions for use in treating mastitis, and associated methods

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Kalamazoo, MI, United States of America

Christina Lee Brown