Drooling, drip, or saliva. Whatever you call it, the saliva may be seen as disgusting. But many animals lick their wounds, applying a liberal amount of material to try to prevent infection.
Saliva on the animal kingdom can have antimicrobial properties - including saliva from the humble cow.
Studies have shown that there are proteins in cow's body fluids including saliva and its milk that have error-fighting properties.
Close-up of a cow with tongue outImage copyrightBORIS Ressler
Image captionSaliva through the animal kingdom, it was shown that the antimicrobial properties
Saliva also contains proteins - called mucins - that can work to prevent further bacteria entering the wound.
Experts do not recommend giving the animals to lick your wounds, they could introduce other bacteria, but if you do not fancy that then, fortunately, your own saliva also contains antibacterial properties.
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