ProbShield will help reduce livestock losses that for newborn calves can reach up to 30% annually, while the occurrence of clinical and subclinical mastitis can reduce milk production at farm level by up to 35%-40%, per lactation period. At the same time, they significantly degrade the quality of the milk produced. It is estimated that 40-60% of high yielding cows are affected by mastitis in one or more quarters.

In 2018, 2,533 dairy cow farms and a corresponding number of meat producers operated in Greece. The total amount of milk produced is more than 602,000 tons. Cattle breeding is an important productive branch of the Greek economy.

Reducing losses both in livestock and in produced products (milk, meat) will significantly help the economic viability of farms. At the same time, it is expected that the cost of the use of veterinary drugs, which significantly burden the production cost, will be significantly reduced. From the literature it appears that antibiotics can be as much as 2.75% of the production cost of a farm.

Finally, it is particularly important that the specific Business Plan can strengthen the organic biological profile of the farms, something consumers seem to be looking for as well.