Mastitis control programme in the developing dairy industry of tropical lowland Bolivia |
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| Authors: | Brown DF Ardaya DV Ribera HC Cuellar AMG Kerby PJ |
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| Institution: | (1) Laboratorio de Investigación y Diagnóstico Veterinario (LIDIVET), Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
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| Abstract: | Mastitis is an important disease in developing dairy industries. This paper describes a commercial mastitis control programme in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, based upon the five-point mastitis control plan and bulk tank somatic cell count (BTSCC) monitoring. Twelve farms which participated on the programme for 6 years are considered. Mean annual BTSCC fell steadily from 1200000 cells/ml to 461000 cells/ml over this time. This progressive improvement was probably a result of increasing use of and attention to detail in mastitis control practices. The control of subclinical mastitis improved in both hand-milked and machine-milked herds, though hand-milked herds consistently produced milk of higher BTSCC. The mastitis programme did not appear to influence the incidence of clinical mastitis. The paper concludes that a simple mastitis programme based on the five-point plan and BTSCC monitoring can be commercially implemented and effectively control subclinical mastitis in a tropical, developing country. |
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