Prevalence of mastitis in cow heifers and associated risk factors in Himalayan region, India

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dc.contributor.authorKour, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHuma, Z.I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDevi, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:16:13Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:16:13Z
dc.date.issued2020-07
dc.description.abstractAim: The present study was aimed to understand the prevalence of heifer mastitis and its associated risk factors in Jammu region.Methodology: A total of 250 pregnant heifers (1000 quarters) were screened, and lacteal secretions were collected from 915 quarters individually, in order to estimate the prevalence of heifers mastitis by culturing. The prevalence was estimated based on the results of microorganism culture. Results: The overall prevalence of heifer mastitis was 90.80% by cultural examination whereas only 30% of the animals produced clinical signs. The prevalence was higher in organized management system and prime risk factors associated with mastitis were season of calving, prepartum intra-mammary infections, poor udder hygiene, etc., in both organized and unorganized managements. Interpretation: High pre-valence of heifer mastitis (as evidenced by presence of microorganisms) is alarming situation for dairy farming in India. Season of calving, milk leakage at calving, prepartum IMI, poor udder hygiene, sanitation, beddings, floor type, and contact of heifers with older cows could be the important risk factors.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDivision of Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu-181 102, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDivision of Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu-181 102, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDivision of Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu-181 102, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDivision of Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu-181 102, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDivision of Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu-181 102, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDivision of Livestock Product Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu-181 102, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKour S., Sharma N., Huma Z.I., Devi S., Ahmed T., Singh R., Kumar A.. Prevalence of mastitis in cow heifers and associated risk factors in Himalayan region, India. Journal of Environmental Biology . 2020 Jul; 41(4): 796-802en_US
dc.identifier.issn0254-8704
dc.identifier.issn2394-0379
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/214545
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherTriveni Enterprisesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume41en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/202007_jul20/paper_19.pdfen_US
dc.subjectHeifer mastitisen_US
dc.subjectHimalayan regionen_US
dc.subjectIntra-mammary infectionsen_US
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of mastitis in cow heifers and associated risk factors in Himalayan region, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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