A Study on The Prevalence and Associated Microorganisms of Subclinical Mastitis in Buffaloes at Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Shaukat Hayat ,Sardar Ali ,Farmanullah ,Nadia Rahim ,Asma Babar ,Haider Hayat ,Muhammad Faizul Hassan ,Muhammad Hussain ,Tahir Mahmood Khan

doi:10.26717/bjstr.2020.32.005225

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Livestock is an important sector of agriculture in Pakistan, which accounts for 50% of the agricultural value, about 11% in...

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Livestock is an important sector of agriculture in Pakistan, which accounts for 50% of the agricultural value, about 11% in the total GDP, of the country
The overall prevalence rate was found to be 44.5% (Table 1). [95% Confidence Interval (CI), P±1.96√(pq/n) = 37.6-51.4%] Comparison of prevalence rates among the areas through statistical analysis shows that the prevalence rates among the villages were quite comparable and did not differ significantly (χ2=1.84, df=3, P>0, as at α level of 0.05 is 7.81 and at α level of 0.5 is 2.37)
Out of total of 800 quarters (200 Buffaloes) examined, 183 were found positive for sub-clinical mastitis, and the overall quarterwise prevalence was recorded as 22.87% (Table 2)

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Introduction

Livestock is an important sector of agriculture in Pakistan, which accounts for 50% of the agricultural value, about 11% in the total GDP, of the country. Among the common animal diseases, mastitis is the most important infectious disease of dairy animals, causing significant financial losses worldwide and is a major cause of antibiotics use in dairy buffaloes [1]. Mastitis is the inflammation of the parenchymal cells of the mammary glands associated with microbial infections and physiological changes [2]. In the clinical mastitis all the five cardinal signs of inflammation can be observed while the subclinical mastitis has no obvious manifestation and can only be detected by the milk examination [3]. The prevalence rates of subclinical mastitis have been reported 3-40 times more than the clinical mastitis [4]. Its importance, the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence rates and associated microorganism of the subclinical mastitis in buffaloes in Swat

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