Environmental and Breed Risk Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Subclinical Mastitis in Dual-Purpose Livestock Systems in the Arauca Floodplain Savannah, Colombian Orinoquia
Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño, Mauricio Vélez-Terranova, Diana Patricia Barajas-Pardo, Rita Tamasaukas, Raúl Jáuregui-Jiménez, Pere M Parés-Casanova, Francesca Romana Massacci, Silvia Pavone · 2023
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Description
Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño and co-authors published a study in 2023 on hidden udder infection in cattle on the flooded savannas of Colombia's Arauca region. The infection, called subclinical mastitis, shows no visible signs yet cuts milk and spreads quietly through herds. The team asked which farm and animal traits raise its odds in farms that raise cattle for both milk and meat.
They tested milk from 481 cows across twenty-eight farms with a standard field test. Herd size, daily milk output, and breed all mattered in the final model. Crossbred cattle carried nearly four times the odds of one baseline group. Infection clustered on farms with the least technology and the poorest hygiene conditions, pointing to management as much as biology.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño, Mauricio Vélez-Terranova, Diana Patricia Barajas-Pardo, Rita Tamasaukas, Raúl Jáuregui-Jiménez, Pere M Parés-Casanova, Francesca Romana Massacci, Silvia Pavone |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |