PREVALENCE OF SUB CLINICAL MASTITIS IN BUFFALOES IN DISTRICT D.I.KHAN
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https://doi.org/10.57041/pjs.v64i2.476Keywords:
Buffaloes, Sub-clinical mastitis, Surf Field Mastitis Test, D.I.KhanAbstract
The present study was carried out to determine the animal-wise and quarter-wise prevalence of sub-clinical mastitis in buffaloes in three Tehsils of district Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Milk samples were collected from apparently mastitis free 1200 quarters of 300 buffaloes. The samples were subjected to Surf Field Mastitis Test (SFMT). The overall animalwise prevalence was 53% and quarter-wise prevalence was 45.67%. The highest animal wise (50%) and quarter-wise (57%) prevalence was observed in tehsil Prowa. While the animal-wise and quarterwise prevalence was 53% and 40% in tehsil Dera Ismail Khan and 47% and 49% in tehsil Paharpur, respectively.
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