Using aspirin to prevent udder disease and mastitis

Acetylsalicylic acid, commonly known as aspirin, is well-known in human medicine. It’s widely used as an orally-administered non-steroidal agent that causes decreased synthesis of prostaglandin, platelet aggregation and inflammation. As most of us know, it relieves pain, reduces fever and also has anticoagulant properties. However, its use in veterinary medicine is not as well known. Dr Barragan is an assistant clinical professor