Effect of post-milking teat dip on subclinical mastitis in crossbred cows Singh Anup Kumar1,*, Kushwah Sunita2, Bharti Swapnil2, Gautam Prem Prakash2, Namrata Kumari2, Verma Kavita2, Das Sripriya2, Kundu Madhusudan3 1College of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya-224229 2Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vaishali-Bihar-844102, India 3Director Extension Education, Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar-848125, India *Corresponding Author's Email: anupvets@gmail.com
Online published on 28 March, 2024. Abstract The prevalence of subclinical mastitis is currently increasing in our country and adversely affecting dairy farmers’ economies. To note down the effect of post-milking teat dip on subclinical mastitis, 30 crossbred cows were randomly divided into two groups based on parity and age viz., T0 (n=15, farmer's practices - washing of milker hand and udder with water) and T1 (n=15, with farmer's practices along with the use of post-milk teat dip of 3.5% Lactic acid) during the experimental trial of 30 days. By use of post-milk teat dip, the CMT and SCC positive cases were decreased by 71.4 % and 72.2 % respectively in T1. The SCC and pH of milk were significantly (p< 0.05) reduced however, milk yield was significantly (p< 0.05) increased by 6.7 % in T1 compared to T0 on 28th day. The use of post-milk teat dip is cost-effective in terms of economics and recommended for dairy farmers to prevent subclinical mastitis. Top Keywords California mastitis test, Crossbred Cows, Post milk teat dip, Subclinical Mastitis, Somatic Cell Count. Top |