Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Pooja Solanki, S Choudhary and Rajkumar Soni

Abstract:
The present study was envisaged with the objective to determine antimicrobial activities of ethanolic extracts of medicinal plants including stem of Azadirachta indica and Tinospora cordifolia against organisms isolated from milk of subclinical mastitis affected cattle. Antimicrobial properties were determined in vitro by agar well diffusion-method against pathogenic bacteria viz Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus uberis, E. coli, Bacillus cereus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The antibacterial activity measured as a zone of inhibition (in mm) for Azadirachta indica and Tinospora cordifolia extracts against pathogenic bacteria. Azadirachta indica plant ethanolic extracts were seen to possess comparatively higher antibacterial activity than Tinospora cordifolia. Studies have shown that both plants contain antibacterial properties and can be used in cases of subclinical mastitis.