Prevalence and major bacterial causes of bovine mastitis in Asella, South Eastern Ethiopia

A cross sectional study was conducted in and around Asella town from November 2007 to April 2008 on dairy cows to determine the prevalence of mastitis, impact of risk factors and isolate the dominant mastitis causing bacteria on total of 223 lactating cows, of which 92 were indigenous Arsi, and 131...

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Published in:Tropical animal health and production 2009-10, Vol.41 (7), p.1525-1530
Main Authors: Lakew, Matios, Tolosa, Tadele, Tigre, Worku
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cattle
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dairy cattle
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Female
Life Sciences
Mammary Glands, Animal - pathology
Mastitis, Bovine - epidemiology
Mastitis, Bovine - microbiology
Mastitis, Bovine - pathology
Milk - microbiology
Odds Ratio
Original Paper
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Species Specificity
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Surveys and Questionnaires
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
Zoology
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Summary:A cross sectional study was conducted in and around Asella town from November 2007 to April 2008 on dairy cows to determine the prevalence of mastitis, impact of risk factors and isolate the dominant mastitis causing bacteria on total of 223 lactating cows, of which 92 were indigenous Arsi, and 131 Holstein Zebu cross by using clinical examination and California mastitis test (CMT). Of these 144 (65.6 %) were positive by clinical examination and CMT for clinical and sub clinical mastitis, with prevalence of 26.5 % and 38 %, respectively. There was a significant difference (P 
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/s11250-009-9343-6