Herd-Level Mastitis-Associated Costs on Canadian Dairy Farms.

ABSTRACT: Mastitis imposes considerable and recurring economic losses on the dairy industry worldwide. The main objective of this study was to estimate herd-level costs incurred by expenditures and production losses associated with mastitis on Canadian dairy farms in 2015, based on producer reports. Previously, published mastitis economic frameworks were used to develop an economic model with the most important cost components. Components investigated were divided between clinical mastitis (CM), subclinical mastitis (SCM), and other costs components (i.e., preventive measures and product quality). A questionnaire was mailed to 374 dairy producers randomly selected from the (Canadian National Dairy Study 2015) to collect data on these costs components, and 145 dairy producers returned a completed que

SUBMITTER: Aghamohammadi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5961536 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature