Prevalence of Mastitis and its Correlation with Brucellosis among Bovine

Abstract

Mastitis is the inflammation of mammary glands of the dairy animals and tends to be a serious problem in the world while brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella, found globally and is transmitted directly or indirectly through contact with infected secretions, milk and body fluids. Milk when contaminated by brucellae presents a high threat to the new born calves and also to the human as it can spread through ingestion and cause undulant fever or abortion. The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of mastitis, and its correlation with brucellosis in bovine. A total of 196 milk samples were collected randomly and the overall incidence of mastitis was 25.5% by Surf Field Mastitis Test (SFMT) and brucellosis 6.1% by a routine Milk Ring Test (MRT). The results showed significant co-relationship between brucellosis and mastitis positive samples in accordance to the point prevalence analysis.