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ArticleVeterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2021

Study on Prevalence of Bovine Mastitis and Associated Risk Factors in Dairy Farms of Modjo Town and Suburbs, Central Oromia, Ethiopia.

Haben Fesseha, Mesfin Mathewos, Saliman Aliye, Amanuel Wolde

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Article in Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haben FessehaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-6516-3036
Mesfin MathewosSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-2238-3367
Saliman AliyeSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
Amanuel WoldeCollege of Agriculture, Department of Animal Health, Jinka University, Jinka, Ethiopia.
Wolaita Sodo University · ETJinka University

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the global dairy industry, mastitis is the main economic significant disease of cattle. Milk and other dairy outputs are scarce in developed countries, including Ethiopia.

methodsIn this cross-sectional investigation in the Modjo district, milk samples were collected aseptically from 384 randomly selected lactating cattle to investigate the prevalence of clinical and sub-clinical mastitis and determine the possible risk factors and isolate bacterial pathogens causing mastitis. Besides, clinical mastitis cases have been reported by veterinarians based on milk, udder, or systemic cow anomalies, whereas the presence of subclinical mastitis was determined using California Mastitis Test (CMT).

resultsThe research revealed that subclinical mastitis (71.02%) is more prevalent in dairy farms of the study area than in the clinical type (28.9%). The quarter-level frequency was 36.9%; from which, 34.9% and 3.4% were from subclinical form and blind teat, respectively. There was a significant correlation between the frequency of mastitis in lactating cows (p < 0.05) and factors, such as breed, age, body condition score, herd size, milking mastitic cow at the end, and previous mastitis history. The dominant mastitis-causing agents isolated in this study were

conclusionTherefore, appropriate measures aimed at increasing the understanding and hygiene milking methods of dairy farmers, routine monitoring for subclinical mastitis, dry cow therapy, and culling of chronically contaminated cows to reduce bovine mastitis and its impact on milk production and food security.

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California mastitis testdairy cowmastitisModjorisk factor

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