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DOI	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34122
	The prevalence and factors associated with mastitis in dairy cows kept by small-scale farmers in Dodoma, Tanzania
	Mramba, Rosemary Peter; Mohamed, Mustafa Atway
通讯作者	Mramba, RP
来源期刊	HELIYON
EISSN	2405-8440
出版年	2024
卷号	10 期号:13
英文摘要	Bovine mastitis is among the major diseases of economic importance in the dairy industry worldwide. Hygienic conditions during milking and housing are important determinants of mastitis infections. However, arid and semi-arid areas have a scarcity of water, which is an essential component of cleanliness. Thus, the study determined the prevalence of mastitis and associated factors in Dodoma, a semi-arid region in Tanzania. Three hundred and sixty-eight lactating cows were selected randomly from 114 farms in the Dodoma urban district for mastitis determination based on clinical signs and the California Mastitis Test. About 59.8 % of the cows had mastitis, and the subclinical type dominated. Factors associated with mastitis prevalence were cleanliness (hand and udder washing before milking), farmers ' awareness of mastitis, the cow 's parity and lactation stage, and herd size. Milk yield was not associated with the mastitis status of the cow but was related to the breed of the cow, whether warm or cold water was used to wash the cow 's udder, parity, and lactation stage. Improvement in education on the importance of hygiene is necessary, as 38.6 % of the farmers were unaware of mastitis. Further detailed studies on microbiology, such as bacteriologic culture and polymerase chain reaction, are recommended to formulate interventions.
英文关键词	Dairy cattle Bovine mastitis Milk Small-scale farmers And Dodoma
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001270605100001
WOS关键词	SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS ; RISK-FACTORS ; MILK-PRODUCTION ; HEALTH ; PATHOGENS ; PARITY ; DISORDERS ; MODELS ; BLOOD ; HERDS
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/404039
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mramba, Rosemary Peter,Mohamed, Mustafa Atway. The prevalence and factors associated with mastitis in dairy cows kept by small-scale farmers in Dodoma, Tanzania[J],2024,10(13).
APA	Mramba, Rosemary Peter,&Mohamed, Mustafa Atway.(2024).The prevalence and factors associated with mastitis in dairy cows kept by small-scale farmers in Dodoma, Tanzania.HELIYON,10(13).
MLA	Mramba, Rosemary Peter,et al."The prevalence and factors associated with mastitis in dairy cows kept by small-scale farmers in Dodoma, Tanzania".HELIYON 10.13(2024).