Bovine intramammary inflammation is one of the most important endemic and a mainly general infection of dairy animals which causes drastic losses in terms of reduced milk production and quality, costly medication and culling of important animals. Mastitis is responsible for poor milk quality in terms of direct hygienic quality and indirect quality characteristics of milk (Radostits et al., 2007;Bilal et al., 2004). Mastitic animals also have a deleterious
Short CommunicationAbstract |Mycoplasma are known to cause several diseases in bovine animals including mastitis. The prevalence of mycoplasma mastitis is reported from many parts of the world in farm animals. The response of antimicrobials against this infection is very poor that usually lead to culling of infected animals. In Pakistan, unfortunately no data is available on the occurrence of mycoplasma mastitis in farm animals. Therefore, current field investigation was conducted first time in centre-west Balochistan to get the preliminary data on mycoplasma mastitis. Milk samples (n = 579) were collected from three districts viz., Jaffar abad, Sohbat pur and Naseer abad from mastitis suspected buffaloes. The samples were collected from those animals which had abnormal milk or physical signs (like swelling, abscess, wound etc.) on udder or teats or have suddenly dropped milk production. All samples were cultured on PPLO (pleuropneumonia like organism) media and were found negative for Mycoplasma spp. The prevalence of mycoplasma mastitis in this population of dairy buffaloes was recorded <0.23%. The study results suggested that the mycoplasma mastitis did not exist in buffaloes of study area, however, further studies using molecular tools are warranted to validate these findings.
Present study was carried out to observe the effect of silage feeding on body growth and confirmation of Tapri male goat raised under the intensive housing management system. This study was performed at the Livestock Experimental Station, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam. For this purpose, twelve Tapri male goat kids of six months age were purchased from local market and divided into two groups, each group contains six kids. (Group A was fed with fresh maize grass and Group B was fed with maize feeding silage). After completion of 2 months trail results was collected and analyzed. The result for weekly weight gain statistical analysis showed that non-significant (P≥0.05) difference between groups from 1 st to 4 th week. However, showed significant (P≤0.05) effect was recorded from fifth week to eight week of age, respectively. Final weight was also significantly higher in B group when compared with A group. Statistical analysis showed non-significant (P≥0.05) difference between the groups from 1 st , to 5 th week. However, significant (P<0.05) effect was recorded from six week to eight week of age, respectively. Data indicated that minim girth was recorded in group A than group B during first week. Similar trend was observed till eight weeks of age. Statistical analysis showed non-significant (P≥0.05) difference between the groups from 1 st , to 4 th week. However, significant (P<0.05) effect was recorded from fifth week to eight week of age, respectively. Maximum net profit was earned from B group than A group. It is concluded that goat kids of group B were fed maize silage showed better body growth and more economical values as compared group A were fed fresh maize.
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