Abstract
A total of 450 milk samples including both 272 buffalo and 178 cattle were randomly collected in and around District Lahore to study the incidence of mastitis and antibiotic sensitivity by performing Culture and Sensitivity test. The prevalence of mastitis in buffalo was found 20.98% while in cattle 24.71%. The prevalence of both Clinical and subclincal mastitis in buffalo were 40.35%, 59.64% and in cattle 61.26%, 30.63% respectively. The milk samples mixed with both mucus and blood in buffalo and cattle were 5.51% and 4.49% respectively. Quarters wise prevalence was 47.72%, 11.36%, 36.36% and 4.54% in the left fore, left hind, right fore and right hind quarters in cattle while In buffaloes, the prevalence was 0%, 68.96%, 11.49% and 19.54% in the left fore, left hind, right fore and right hind quarters respectively. The Ciprofloxacin antibiotic was found highly Sensitive in buffalo while Gentamicin in cattle.
Highlights
Buffalo and cattle are mostly reared for milk production, and the disease mastitis renders them useless for this purpose
A comprehensive questionnaire focused on data related to cattle and buffaloes, host and managerial determinants/risk factors associated with mastitis was completed in the presence of each livestock farmer whose animal was selected for the present study
The overall prevalence of mastitis was lower in the buffaloes as compared to the crossbred cows
Summary
Buffalo and cattle are mostly reared for milk production, and the disease mastitis renders them useless for this purpose. Mastitis is considered to be the most costly disease of dairy animals worldwide This disease complex is the outcome of interaction of various factors associated with the host, pathogens and the environment. The productive efficiency of dairy animals is adversely affected by suboptimal management, poor nutrition and various diseases, in particular mastitis, which is one of the most important impediments confronting economic milk production in Pakistan. It is the most costly disease of the dairy industry throughout the world (DeGraves and Fetrow, 1991) that affects both quality (Barbano, 1989) and quantity of milk (Arshad et al, 1995). The present study was, designed to determine the frequency distribution of mastitis in dairy buffaloes and cows and to determine the association of some host and pathogen(s) related determinants with the disease
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