Sanitary practices associated with animal welfare in the control of mastitis in the dairy herd

Mirian Yumi Makatu,Márcia Marinho,Gabriela Cortellini Ferreira Ramos,Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani,Jefferson Filgueira Alcindo

doi:10.33448/rsd-v10i17.24467

Abstract

Agricultural practices are a powerful tool with health management contributing to the improved performance of production of animal welfare. The study aimed to verify that farming practices are important tools in the control of bovine mastitis and the degree of knowledge of the producers with respect to the practices. Guided visits were carried out the rural properties, when they were distributed educational materials and tools, made from recyclable material, used in the management of sanitary practices related to animal welfare. To evaluate the physiological profile were collected biological samples such as: blood, feces and milk, and for assessing the sanity and animal welfare were used a questionnaire. Blind 20 cows were selected for a total of 79 rooms of which breast; 36 rooms were negative to the CMT, but 12 were of these were positive to Staphylococcus and microbiology microorganism of higher occurrence. Animal welfare was compromised by the incidence of Subclinical Mastitis, infestation of flies and the absence of prophylactic measures. It is concluded that the use of good agricultural practices is a suitable tool associated with the animal welfare and important in the identification of bovine mastitis, and a lack of information and knowledge regarding best practices, especially in relation to preventive management.

Highlights

The world chain of animal protein production has grown constantly, in parallel with consumer demands for products that fit their needs and social alignment (Alexandrino, et al, 2020).Dary cattle is present in various properties of the rural settlements, usually being the main source of income of small producers
It is not feasible to transfer animal welfare assessment protocols developed for intensive systems to extensive systems or from rangeland- to pasture-based cattle because each system needs a different protocol (Kaurivi, et al, 2020)
The concern for animal welfare has been receiving prominence on the world stage, including in Brazil, where ever we find regulations that promote actions that improve the quality of life of the animals, as the Normative Instruction n° 56 which establishes general procedures of recommendations of good practices of well-being for farm animals and economic interest, created by the Ministry of Agriculture, Supplies and Livestock (Brazil, 2008)

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Introduction

The world chain of animal protein production has grown constantly, in parallel with consumer demands for products that fit their needs and social alignment (Alexandrino, et al, 2020).Dary cattle is present in various properties of the rural settlements, usually being the main source of income of small producers. The world chain of animal protein production has grown constantly, in parallel with consumer demands for products that fit their needs and social alignment (Alexandrino, et al, 2020). Many face difficulty in staying in the activity because they are characterized by a low productive potential, with serious problems related to the quality of the milk and the sanity of the herd. In contrast to this fact, the more conscious consumers are increasingly demanding both with the quality of the product and with creating standards with ethics (Molento, 2005). The exact knowledge of the factors that intervene in the animal's productive life, given the example of the stress determined by environmental variations, makes it possible to adapt the management (Moraes, et al.,2020)

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