17% milch animals test positive for mastitis: Report

Karnal, July 13

Ineffective management of dairy animals has led to the spread of mastitis disease among them. Veterinarians say mastitis is a bacterial infection that occurs due to rough milking and unhygienic farm conditions.

A report of the District Disease Diagnostic Laboratory of the Animal Husbandry Department reveals that around 17 per cent milk samples have tested positive for mastitis in the district. In all, 3,825 milk samples were picked up randomly between April 2021 and May 2022. Of these, 651 were found positive for mastitis.

The number of antibiotic sensitivity positive cases is alarming as 170 out of 178 animals were found positive for antibiotic sensitivity test, the report says.

“Mastitis is a major problem among milch animals, in which the mammary glands and udder get infected. This leads to reduction in milk production and affects the health of the animals,” said Dr Vikas Chaudhary, in-charge of the diagnostic laboratory.