Incidence of Mastitis at Nili Ravi Buffalo Farm of ICAR-CIRB, Sub Campus, Bir Dosanjh, Nabha (Punjab) During the Year 2020

Abstract : Mastitis is one of the most devastating diseases in the dairy industry. Economic consequences of mastitis, clinical or sub-clinical, include reduced milk yield, poorer quality milk, increased culling rate and increased cost of veterinary services and medicine. Of the 87 animals screened during the study, 49 (56%) animals were tested having –ve CMT reaction and 38 (44% animals) were found with +ve CMT reaction; and the infection varied from very mild to very severe. The study reported a high percentage (44%) of animals found +ve for CMT reaction Mastitis is a difficult issue to comprehend because as this disease is caused by several factors. Micro-organisms, responsible for the infection, enter the mammary gland and establish themselves that they cause an infection, wherein a multitude of factors may be involved. There are many factors acting simultaneously, and the disease generally involves interplay between management practices and infectious agents, but with other factors, such as genetics, udder shape or climate. The disease cannot be eradicated but can be reduced to low levels by good management.