CONTROL OF SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS IN A BUFFALOE DAIRY HERD USING A FIELD MASTITIES CONTROL PROGRAMME

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In a dairy buffaloe farm, subclinical mastitis was detected in 34.3% of apparently normal quarters. The bacterial status of the herd udders were found to be Staph. aureus (47.6%). Strept. agalactia (43.9%), Strept. dy sagalactiae (5.4%) and E.coli (3%). Infection has been controlled by field mastitis control programme. This programme maintained the udder health and approach a vertical expansion of milk production.