202 – Prevalence of clinical mastitis in a dairy cows and their economic impact (Research paper – Casaru – 2016)

202 Research paper – Casaru – 2016 – Prevalence of clinical mastitis in a dairy cows and their economic impact

In Significant Impact Groups: AMU reduction strategies \ Monitoring and surveillance; Disease/health
Species targeted: Dairy;
Age: Adult;
Summary:
The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of clinical mastitis in a dairy farm and the economic implications of this condition during 8 months. Based on the clinical signs, 37% of lactating cows were diagnosed with mastitis and 29 % of these shows relapse. The economic loss due to the compromised lactation and the medical treatment was amounted to almost 25000 Euro / 8 months. The results of the statistical study performed in this work raised an alarm and highlighted the need of introducing control programs, early diagnosis and mastitis prevention.

Where to find the original material: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0ba2/6c2d899ac93bf00e5701450b06d4fbcb133c.pdf; ISSN: 1314-8591
Country: RO