INDONESIAN SCHOLARS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION (ISIC) 2015

15th CONFERENCE - TIMII (TEMU ILMIAH MAHASISWA INTERNATIONAL INDONESIA)

London, 3 4 October 2015

MASTIMEDIS MASTITIS ELECTRICAL BIOMEDIS

MASTITIS THERAPY EQUIPMENT INNOVATION IN DAIRY CATTLE
Bekti Sri Utami*, Rifai, Handriawan Junianto.
Brawijaya University, Indonesia
*bektisriutami@gmail.com
BACKGROUND
Domestic Fresh Milk Productions (SSDN) are still far from the minimum requirement to meet the domestic
market. In the year of 2007, SSDN has covered only 22,9 % of domestic milk consumption. The level of milk
consumption in Indonesia per capita recorded in 2007 has reached 10,47 kg/capita/year. Based on Ministry of
Industry (2008), domestic milk consumption are still below compared to ASEAN countries, Philippines with 20
kg/capita/year, Malaysia with 20 kg kg/capita/ year, Thailand 20-25 kg/capita/year and Singapore with 32
kg/capita/year.
Coupled with the presence of mastitis disease that can degrade the quality of milk. Mastitis or inflammatory
disease of the udder is still the main problem in dairy cattle as disadvantage which decreases the milk production
and the quality of milk production, the elimination of milk to be consumed as first choice, the cost of care and
medical treatment which leads to cow being of no use. There are two types of mastitis, clinical mastitis and
subclinical mastitis. Refer to Khadija (2006), subclinical mastitis are commonly detected as Staphylococcus aureus
and Streptococcus agalactiae. Recorded by several intensive research in dairy cattle throughout West Java, Central
Java and East java, generally subclinical mastitis are ranged between 37 to 67 % and clinical mastitis between 5 30
% (Abrar, 2002).
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae are considered to be important mastitis bacteria in
dairy cattle due to its microorganism that lies in the ill and healthy udder. Moreover, it is more difficult to deal with
the infected bacteria as most of it are resistant to any kind of antibiotics. Besides, the use of antibiotics leads to
another problem, the presence of antibiotic residue in the milk or on its form of ready products.

METHODOLOGY
The applied of electrode pen is appropriating to where the teat and mamae gland of the udder that being
affected. The area of Staphylococus aureus bacteria are given with electric current of 9 volt in 5 minutes with direct
current frequency of 900 hertz (Firmansyah, 2013). This kind of process is actually the way to inhibit the
development process of bacteria and break it down.
Magnetic field is fueled by power supply of 9 colt from the input alternating electric current of AC 220 volt
which is already being converted to direct electric current (DC) (Haltiwanger, 2010). The electric current from
power supply are being controlled by arduino uno to give frequency requirement. The electric current from electrode
will damage the bacteria by perforating the cell membrane.

Image. 1 Principle of Electroporation of MASTIMEDIS (Palti, 2004)

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INDONESIAN SCHOLARS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION (ISIC) 2015

15th CONFERENCE - TIMII (TEMU ILMIAH MAHASISWA INTERNATIONAL INDONESIA)
London, 3 4 October 2015

Membrane are being damaged, bacteria are dead caused by electric current. Electric current are inhibiting
the process of mitochondria-organelle to produce energy inside the bacteria body. The function of bacteria
physiology working through electrochemical is also being inferred due to its barriers in splitting themselves with
mitosis way from electric current. The exposure of electric field of 900 hertz frequency on 9 volt current in 5 10
minutes of self-cleavage will be paralyzed and destroyed. Therefore, mastitis can be cured faster due to pathogen
bacteria that is being destroyed by electric current mentioned above.

RESULTS/DISCUSSION
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae are positive gram bacteria that are resistant to methicillin and
amoxicillin antibiotics. This kind of bacteria are known to be the main pathogen to cause the inflammation of the
udder which leads to the mastitis to be affected.
The electric current of MASTIMEDIS can interfere the bacteria cell process to split themselves with in
mitosis way. As it is known that bacteria can be affected by electric field, therefore bacteria can be damaged by the
principle of Electroporation, perforating the cell membrane of bacteria using electric current (Haltiwanger, 2010).
Sobrino (2006) states that electroporation is one of the principle to kill bacteria by perforating the cell membrane of
the bacteria with electric current so that bacteria become unstable and leads to electrochemical compression. Qingke
(2006) adds that explanation of small electric current through two electrode with direct current, 9 volt and a
frequency of 900 hertz in a 5 minutes will gives a damage the bacteria cell membrane, Staphylococcus aureus or
lysis of bactreria and died to it. On the other hand, the electric current does not enough to break down the cell of
dairy cattle and to harm biologically due to its differences in conductivity of bacteria cell and dairy cattle.

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