New Zealand national mastitis survey: 1965-6. 1. preliminary studies

Authors: Elliott REW, Brookbanks EO, Tattersfield JG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1-2, pp 18-20, Jan 1967
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Biosecurity, Diagnostic procedures, Disease surveillance, Mammary gland/udder, Mastitis, Infectious disease, Disease/defect
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: A survey of 1000 dairy herds in England and Wales, by the U.K. Milk Marketing Board during 1955-7 showed that 1% of the cows were affected with clinical mastitis at any one sampling. In 1957-8 the Animal Health Division of the U.K. Ministry of Agriculture undertook a national survey of wastage and disease in dairy cows (Leech et al 1960). Their estimate for a seasonal prevalence of 10% of cows affected with clinical mastitis was corroborated by a second national survey in 1964 (Leech et al 1964). There are many reports of mastitis surveys of localized regions in different countries…

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