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)

Figures in parentheses indicate percentage of total loss.