Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Dr. Aditya Pratap, Dr. Amita Tiwari, Dr. Amita Dubey, Dr. Brejesh Singh, Dr. DK Gupta, Dr. Shashi Pradhan, Dr. Salil Kumar Pathak, Dr. Kabita Roy and Dr. MS Thakur

Abstract:
Mastitis, defined as inflammation of the udder, is one of the most important diseases in dairy goats globally, which most often occurs as a result of infections with different pathogenic agents, such as bacteria, fungi or viruses and is also associated with poor hygiene conditions. The present study was conducted for a period of six month i.e., from May to October, 2022 to know the occurrence of clinical and subclinical mastitis in goats of different organized and unorganized sectors of Jabalpur. A total of 313 lactating goats were tested using California Mastitis Test. Out of 313 goats, 155 goats were found positive for mastitis. The overall occurrence of mastitis in goats was 49.52% on animal basis and 48.62% on udder halves basis. Occurrence of clinical mastitis (CM) and subclinical mastitis (SCM) in goats was found to be 8.63% and 40.89%, respectively on animal basis and on udder halves basis it was recorded as 7.64% and 40.97%, respectively. Sector wise occurrence was significantly higher in SCM in goats reared under unorganized sector. Significantly higher occurrence of CM (16.00%) and SCM (60.00%) was seen in the goats of age group above 4 years. Parity wise occurrence was significantly higher in goats above fourth parity in CM (16.28%) and in second parity in SCM (57.33%). Significantly higher occurrence of CM (13.74%) and SCM (47.33%) was seen in early lactation stage. Breed wise occurrence was non-significant in both CM and SCM in goats.