Author(s):

JK Sharma and NK Singh

Abstract: The present study was focused on the managerial aspects of mastitis in the milch animals which plays a major role in milk quality and production performance of milch animals. Mastitis is a bacterial disease caused bya range of microbes, physical and chemical reason, etc. spread and caused disease mostly due to im proper care and in adequate management of milch animals. The study was conducted across the five districts of Jaipur region in Rajasthan with sample sizes of 50 un-organized dairy farms including both cattle and buffaloes. The results indicated that the about 67-87% cross bred and exotic cows were found in subclinical mastitis, in this condition the animals were affected by the disease but signs were not visible while about 33-63% cross bred and exotic cows of these farms found suffering from clinical mastitis. However in Indigenous cows about 31-51% were suffering from Sub clinical mastitis and 25-34% by clinical mastitis. In case of buffaloes sub clinical mastitis found in 17-29% and only 12-14% reported to be suffered by clinincal mastitis. The higher presence of sub clinical mastitis was due to the poor managerial practices against the recommended scientific practices such as cleaning, washing and soaking of udder etc. It was recorded that no dairy owner was following the 100% established standard managerial practices in the study area. It is concluded that mastitis was the major managerial issue rather than a disease which was found in 33-87% in milking cows and 12-29% in milking buffaloes.

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