Vol. 10, Special Issue 10 (2021)

Author(s):
Tumbare KM, Siddiqui MFMF, Borikar ST, MP Sakhare, SR Rajurkar, PR Suryawanshi, TA Shafi and AA Shelke

Abstract:
Mastitis is an infectious disease of the udder of dairy animals. Subclinical mastitis is disease of udder that passes mostly unnoticed. The presence of microorganisms associated with milk constitutes a major risk to consumers heath. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of caprine subclinical mastitis. A total 120 lactating goats were randomly selected from different villages of Parbhani district of Maharashtra. Subclinical mastitis was detected by California mastitis test. The overall incidence of caprine subclinical mastitis in and around Parbhani was found to be 65%.The incidence of mastitis was correlated with age, lactation and quarter affected. The higher incidence of subclinical mastitis was found in 4 and above years of age group and the first, second and third lactation showed percent incidence of subclinical mastitis 35%, 55% and 81.6% respectively. The quarter infection rate of subclinical mastitis in goat was 49.58%. The results indicated higher incidence rate of subclinical mastitis in goats in and around Parbhani.