Bovine mastitis and its associated risk factors in lactating cows in Wolayta Soddo, Southern Ethiopia.

Abstract

A cross-sectional study of bovine mastitis was conducted on 275 lactating cows from November 2007 to April 2008 to estimate the prevalence of mastitis and to determine the pathogens causing mastitis with the associated risk factors. Diagnosis was based on clinical examination of the udder and milk and the use of White Side Test (WST) as a screening test for subclinical mastitis. The overall prevalence of bovine mastitis was 27.3% with clinical and subclinical mastitis contributing 9.5 % and 23.4 %, respectively. Significant (P Keywords: Bovine mastitis, White Side Test, risk factors, Wolayta Soddo, Ethiopia.