Prevalence of bovine subclinical mastitis in Gondar town and surrounding areas, Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.author	Almaw, G
dc.contributor.author	W, Molla
dc.contributor.author	Melaku, A
dc.date.accessioned	2020-12-25T11:42:05Z
dc.date.available	2020-12-25T11:42:05Z
dc.date.issued	2020-12-25
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2978
dc.description.abstract	This cross-sectional study was conducted during the periods of August 2005 to January 2006 in Gondar town and surrounding districts to determine the prevalence of subclinical mastitis. Based on California Mastitis Test (CMT) of the 337 cows examined, 85 (25.22%) had subclinical mastitis. And among the 1330 quarters examined 140 (10.52%) were CMT positive and 18(1.4%) blind. Of the study areas Dabat has got the highest prevalence (40%) and the lowest was at Debark (10%). Crossbred cows were found to be affected significantly (p-value < 0.05) by the disease compared to locals.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	uog	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	confidence interval	en_US
dc.subject	Despite Ethiopia is the most populous country in cattle than any African country; up to 1997 the per capita milk consumption was 16 kg, which was lower than other countries in the region (Asfaw 1997). In the livestock development policy to improve the per capita milk consumption, improvement of the genetic potential of the indigenous zebu through breeding with high-grade exotics was included (Asfaw 1997). And in the years to come a significant percentage of dairy cattle population in Ethiopia would be improved breeds, which are susceptible to most diseases including mastitis. According to Lemma et al (2001) of the major diseases of crossbred cows in Addis Ababa milk shed mastitis was the second most frequent disease next to reproductive diseases. Mungube et al (2005) estimated the economic losses from mastitis in the urban and periurban areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to be US $ 58 per cow per lactation. The prevalence of clinical and sub clinical mastitis in Ethiopia range from 1.2 to 21.5% and 19 to 46.6%, respectively (Hussein et al 1997, Bishi 1998, Kassa et al 1999, Lemma et al 2001, Workineh et al 2002, Kerro and Tareke 2003). However, most of these studies were carried out in Addis Ababa and its surroundings, capital of the country and fail to represent the occurrence of mastitis under different management and environmental situations in other regions of the country.	en_US
dc.subject	crossbreds, local zebu, prevalence	en_US
dc.title	Prevalence of bovine subclinical mastitis in Gondar town and surrounding areas, Ethiopia	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US