Dairy Cattle Mastitis In and Around Sebeta, Ethiopia

Abstract

ing number of functional quarters). The infection rate showed statistically significant difference between the lactating quarters and non-lactating quarters (P< 0.01). The infection rate also varied significantly (P< 0.05) between crossbred (56.29%) and local zebu (34.48%). The prevalence of mastitis also significantly differed between animals with teat lesion, teat end shape, and status of ventilation (P< 0.01), udder conformation (P< 0.05), type of management (P< 0.01), and frequency of barn cleaning (P< 0.01). In 53.13% of animals sampled and 31.68% of CMT-positive quarters, mixed infection per animal and per quarter was observed.