As cows and buffaloes are major contributor in milk production, the productivity of the state cattle and buffalo breeds has a direct impact on milk production. MASTITIS in the cattle and buffalo are the main causes of concern for the dairy producers; thus, timely diagnosis and the treatment are of paramount importance for improving milk production. Normally an animal with a healthy Udder function should milk 7-8 months.
MASTITIS in farm animals is due various causes such as nutrition, physiological disturbances and infectious causes, which may work separately or in combination. Economic losses can be considerable, both in terms of the cost of keeping a cow and the lost cash opportunity from fewer calves available to market. MASTITIS causes economic losses to the farmers due to delay in milk production.
CMT camps are organized at the village level (MPP) to combat Mastitis and to increase the Milk production of the animals. The main aim of this programme was to disseminate the knowledge and modern approaches to combat the infertility problems in the field as well as to get feedback from the livestock owners so that the huge economic losses due to Mastitis may be minimized.
Purpose
UJALAA MILK PRODUCER COMPANY LIMITED start California mastitis test with the aim to improve household income of livestock holding families. Essential element behind this programme is to improve the productivity of dairy animals by taking proper animal health care through California mastitis test (CMT) without any charge.
Goal
To augment milk production and to reduce economic burden on livestock holding families for rearing of healthy animals for long duration.
Objectives Of California Mastitis Test Programme
- The programme aims to highlight the significance of subclinical mastitis, a form that causes more losses than the clinical or chronic forms and how its detection and treatment could help farmers to increase their profit.
- Use of Ethno Veterinary Medicine to reduce antibiotic residues in Milk.
- To create awareness among livestock holding families for causes of problem and their preventive measures
Situation in KOTA, BARAN, JHALRAPATAN, BUNDI District
Communities residing in these districts are tribal & others communities . Most of them are small marginal farmers, rearing dairy animals for secondary source of income
- Unawareness of scientific/better management practices
- Economic burden for rearing Mastitis animals for longer duration
- Negligence towards feed supplement, periodic deworming and timely vaccination
- Unaware about metabolic disorders which are seen after calving if not treated timely affects the milk production
- Animals are frequently affected with mastitis.
- Unavailability of timely treatment facility for sick animals.
- Unawareness about high yielding fodder crop varieties.
- Negligence towards scientific animal housing.
- Unable to meet out round the year fodder requirement.
- During summer most of the animals are thrive on paddy and wheat straw where as in other season animals are thrive on grasses grown on farm bunds and road side having low nutritive value.
Expected Outcome
- Helps to reduce MASTITIS .
- Reduces economic burden on livestock holding families to rearing animals.
- Early treatment of diseases will be helpful for better health and Milk production.
