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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2019, Volume : 7, Issue : 4
First page : (385) Last page : (389)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7684

Relationship between Parity, Period of Calving, Season and Incidence of Mastitis in a Hariana Cattle Dairy Farm

Rajeshwar Dayal, Rajbir Singh*, Nazim Ali and D. S. Sahu
Department of Animal Husbandry, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology,
Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: rajbirsinghsvbp@gmail.com
Received: 8.06.2019 | Revised: 15.07.2019 | Accepted: 22.07.2019  

 ABSTRACT

Mastitis in dairy animals is the most frequently reported disease all over the world. The most common treatment of this condition is use of antimicrobials, which poses risk of development of antimicrobial resistance. Prevention of mastitis is always considered better than its treatment. For controlling the diseases, there is a prerequisite of identification of risk factors of mastitis in Haryana breed of cattle. The data about the livestock farm, breeding and management of animals was collected at Government Livestock Farm, Gastinapur, Meerut during the visit. A total of 258 Hariana cows lactating cows for their 983 calving records over 25 years (1992-2016) were studied for the incidence of mastitis and related risk factors. The incidence of clinical mastitis was found to be 16.68 percent in this herd. The mastitis incidence was observed to be significantly increased with increase in lactation number from 13.37 percent among first calver to 19.75 percent in third calver and it was similar (17.83 percent and 17.67 percent) in fourth parity and fifth & later lactations. The incidence of mastitis was found highest in rainy season (27.57%) and lowest in autumn season (12.84%). The overall incidence of blood in milk was found 3.66 percent. The incidence of blood in milk did not varied significantly with the parity, period of calving and season. It can be concluded that the occurrence of mastitis in rainy season during late lactation period were more prevalent especially in lower parities. The present study was able to confirm some risk factors factors to reduce the probability of mastitis occurring in Hariana cows, with particular relevance for the dairy farms in the state.

Keywords: Clinical Mastitis, Cow, Lactation, Season, Parity, Hariana.

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Cite this article: Dayal, R., Singh, R., Ali, N., & Sahu, D.S. (2019). Relationship between Parity, Period of Calving, Season and Incidence of Mastitis in a Hariana Cattle Dairy Farm, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 7(4), 385-389. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7684