MASTiK®

First Defense

| Product Features and Benefits

No matter how hard you try to prevent mastitis, the threat will never completely disappear. Intelligent Mastitis Management™ means that when you do have to treat a cow for mastitis, you can get valuable pre-treatment answers that are more accurate, more cost effective and faster. That is the premise of the ImmuCell MASTiK® test kit — the only antibiotic susceptibility test that uses a milk-based culture medium and gives you answers up to 3 times faster than traditional methods.

Faster
Until now, culturing and isolating the mastitis organism before sensitivity testing wasted valuable treatment time. And, because standard tests usually take 30 to 48 hours – plus sample transit time – the animal could lose more milk, lose a quarter or even die before the appropriate treatment is selected.

MASTiK® is run directly on the milk sample without prior pathogen isolation. Results are generally available within 12 hours (chronic cases slightly longer). MASTiK® offers early treatment decisions, providing a greater chance of success.

More Accurate
Unlike traditional tests using artificial laboratory media, MASTiK® is run in the same media you treat in — infected milk! It’s accurate and less complicated, identifying which of the most commonly used antibiotics are likely to be effective for treatment.

Easy to Perform
MASTiK® takes the guesswork out of treating mastitis and is simple to use. The kit comes complete with the materials you need and easy-to-follow directions. All you supply is the incubator. (If an incubator is not available, contact ImmuCell for information on the inexpensive, portable "Unibator".)

Cost Effective

  • MASTiK® costs less than a traditional culture and sensitivity test.
  • Unused test panels can be stored for months with no waste!
  • Select an antibiotic with the shortest withdrawal time reducing milk discard.
  • Early and effective drug therapy can reduce antibiotic use.

 

 

ImmuCell's purpose is to create scientifically-proven and practical products that result in a measurable economic impact on animal health and productivity in the dairy and beef industries.

Additional Resources:

Uses of MASTiK®
Susceptibility Test

MASTiK® Protocol

MASTiK® Results Interpretation

Susceptibility Test
Comparison Chart

Clinical Applications of Antibiotic Susceptibility Test for Mastitis

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