Research Article
Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Animals: Incidence, Economics, and Predisposing Factors
Table 3
Components of losses (in INR) due to mastitis in farm animals.
| Type of losses | Crossbred cows | Buffaloes | Overall |
| (A) Production loss | 700.18 (43.95) | 363.75 (40.75) | 674.74 (48.53) | (i) Milk yield loss | 503.04 (31.58) | 273.75 (30.67) | 485.69 (34.93) | (ii) Loss from discarded milk | 197.14 (12.37) | 90.00 (10.08) | 189.05 (13.60) | (B) Veterinary expenses | 582.15 (36.54) | 356.67 (39.97) | 508.52 (36.57) | (i) Medicine | 505.36 (31.72) | 290.00 (32.50) | 432.50 (31.10) | (ii) Services | 76.79 (4.82) | 66.67 (7.47) | 76.02 (05.47) | (C) Sanitation | 66.07 (3.45) | 53.67 (6.01) | 65.09 (4.68) | (i) Stall hygiene | 47.68 (2.30) | 37.50 (4.20) | 46.87 (03.37) | (ii) Milk hygiene | 18.39 (1.15) | 16.17 (1.81) | 18.22 (01.31) | (D) Miscellaneous | 144.47 (9.06) | 118.33 (13.26) | 142.11 (10.22) | (i) Additional labour | 98.93 (6.21) | 78.33 (8.78) | 96.99 (6.98) | (ii) Equipment and so forth | 45.54 (2.85) | 40.00 (4.48) | 45.12 (3.24) |
| Total | 1592.87 (100.00) | 892.42 (100.00) | 1390.46 (100.00) |
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Figures in parentheses indicate percentage of total loss.
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