Description
Mastitis, although not a new problem, is associated with huge economic loss to the farmers and the country. In India, on one hand while milk productivity is increasing the incidence of mastitis is also increasing on the other hand. The factors like herd size, agro-climatic conditions, variations in socio-cultural practices, milk marketing, literacy level of animal owner, system of feeding, and management were implicated in the incidence of subclinical mastitis. Safe and effective mastitis vaccines that would protect against many mastitis causing organisms are not available. Till date, mastitis control has been based mainly on widespread and unsustainable antibiotic usage to treat the clinically affected animals. The continuous pressure to reduce the antibiotic usage and changing etiology and epidemiology of mastitis in different production systems poses new challenges to develop effective mastitis control. Understanding of the facts and figures of bovine mastitis is essential to evolve research, development and farm level strategies. Mastitis in Dairy Animals: An Update provides deep insight into different aspects of bovine mastitis (etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, host-animal-environment interaction, public health issues, therapy and management) with the aim to update the facts and figures on this disease. 402 p.
- A. K. Srivastava, Editor. DVM, PhD, Director of Institute. The National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal (India).
- A. Kumaresan, Editor. BVSc, MVSc, PhD, Senior Scientist in Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology. The National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (India).
- A. Manimaran, Editor. DVM, PhD, Scientist in Veterinary Pharmacology. The National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal (India). Et al…
- Publication date (digital version): 2018-01 – Satish Serial Publishing House.
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