Ibrahim Nuraddis, Regassa Fekadu, Yilma Tefera, Tolosa Tadele
Jimma University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ethiopia.
Addis Abeba University College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Ethiopia.
Heliyon. 2023 May 31;9(6):e16793. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16793. eCollection 2023 Jun.
A longitudinal observational study was carried out from January 2020 to July 2021 to assess the impact of subclinical mastitis (SCM) on reproductive performance and its association with uterine health of crossbred dairy cows. The California Mastitis Test (CMT) and cytobrush technique were used to screen subclinical mastitis and subclinical endometritis, respectively. Milk samples positive for subclinical mastitis were subjected to bacteriological analysis. Data from 84 clinically healthy cows collected and analyzed. The present study revealed a prevalence of subclinical mastitis of 51.2% (43 of 84). The mean days from calving to first service interval were significantly longer in subclinical mastitis positive cows than negative (control) cows (120.51 ± 24.5 and 85.15 ± 28.3, respectively) (P < 0.05). The mean number of services per conception was significantly higher in positive cows (2.51 ± 0.83) than in negative cows (1.59 ± 0.81) (P < 0.05). Lower conception and pregnancy rates at first services were observed in subclinical mastitis cows. Risk factors analysis revealed that prevalence of subclinical mastitis significantly differed with the parity and body condition score (P < 0.05). The current study revealed that subclinical mastitis was significantly and directly associated with subclinical endometritis (P < 0.05). Subclinical mastitis significantly decreased (P = 0.000) progesterone concentrations and increased (P = 0.001) the cortisol concentrations. were the most predominant bacterial isolates from subclinical mastitic milk, followed by coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) and streptococci. This study concludes a high prevalence of subclinical mastitis caused by could inflict harmful effects on reproductive performance of dairy cows, emphasizing the relevance of mastitis control programs in dairy farms.
2020年1月至2021年7月进行了一项纵向观察研究,以评估亚临床型乳腺炎(SCM)对杂交奶牛繁殖性能的影响及其与子宫健康的关联。分别采用加利福尼亚乳腺炎检测法(CMT)和细胞刷技术筛查亚临床型乳腺炎和亚临床型子宫内膜炎。对亚临床型乳腺炎呈阳性的牛奶样本进行细菌学分析。收集并分析了84头临床健康奶牛的数据。本研究显示亚临床型乳腺炎的患病率为51.2%(84头中的43头)。亚临床型乳腺炎呈阳性的奶牛从产犊到首次配种间隔的平均天数显著长于阴性(对照)奶牛(分别为120.51±24.5天和85.15±28.3天)(P<0.05)。阳性奶牛每次受孕的平均配种次数显著高于阴性奶牛(2.51±0.83次)(1.59±0.81次)(P<0.05)。在亚临床型乳腺炎奶牛中观察到首次配种时的受孕率和妊娠率较低。风险因素分析显示,亚临床型乳腺炎的患病率因胎次和体况评分而有显著差异(P<0.05)。当前研究显示,亚临床型乳腺炎与亚临床型子宫内膜炎显著且直接相关(P<0.05)。亚临床型乳腺炎显著降低了孕酮浓度(P=0.000),并升高了皮质醇浓度(P=0.001)。 是亚临床型乳腺炎牛奶中最主要的细菌分离株,其次是凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌(CNS)和链球菌。本研究得出结论,由 引起的亚临床型乳腺炎患病率较高,可能会对奶牛的繁殖性能造成有害影响,强调了奶牛场乳腺炎控制计划的相关性。