Host and managemental determinants of clinical mastitis in buffaloes in Faisalabad
2008
Bilal, M.S. (Government of Punjab, Lahore (Pakistan). Dept. of Livestock and Dairy Dev.) | Muhammad, G. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Clinical Medicine and Surgery) | Atif, F.A. (Sargodha Univ. (Pakistan). University Coll. of Agriculture) | Shakoor, A. (University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (Pakistan). Dept. of Clinical Medicine and Surgery) | Arshad, G.M.
Epidemiological studies were conducted to determine the association of host and managemental determinants of clinical mastitis in buffaloes during 1998-1999 in Faisalabad city. For this purpose data from 200 buffalo owners/attendants (n=100 clinically mastitic and n=100 non mastitic control) was collected through a questionnaire to investigate the host and managemental determinants. Analysis of data showed that relative risk for clinical mastitis increased with the increment of age, excellent health and lactation number (maximum at 6th lactation). Clinical mastitis was found maximum 72% in lactating non-pregnant buffaloes. The relative risk for mastitis increased as the lactation progressed and was maximum at 10th month of lactation. The length of dry period during the preceding gestation was inversely proportional to the risk for clinical mastitis. It was observed that 14.3, 11.4, 9.5 and 4.8% had retained placenta, metritis, vaginal prolapse and dystokia, respectively at calving, associated with mastitis. The managemental data showed that risk factors for mastitis was maximum with calf stimulus and minimum with concentrate. When the number of animals milked by the same milker were associated with mastitis showed that the risk for mastitis was maximum when one milker milked seven animals. It was noticed that risk for mastitis was high in the buffaloes kept by the illiterate clients.
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