Bovine Environmental Mastitis and Their Control: An Overview

Article HistoryOne of the most prevalent diseases affecting the dairy sector is mastitis in cows.Bovine mastitis is an infection or trauma-induced mammary gland inflammation that causes abnormally low milk output.Contagious and environmental mastitis are more prevalent compared to other gland inflammations.Today, the bacteriological aetiology of mastitis has changed from contagious to environmental pathogens.The dairy cattle environment serves as the main reservoir for environmental infections, while infected mammary glands serve as the main source for contagious infections.The process of milking is connected to the exposure of healthy mammary quarters to infectious microorganisms.On the other hand, uninfected quarters can be exposed to environmental mastitis at any point during the cow's lifespan.Because they do not directly affect the reservoir of environmental infections, the methods for limiting contagious mastitis are ineffective in managing environmental mastitis.Environmental mastitis, as opposed to contagious mastitis, is more frequently linked to clinical mastitis cases than subclinical infection.Environmental mastitis episodes are thought to cost an average of $107 per lactating cow.It is crucial to understand and manage environmental mastitis.This manuscript reviews recent study findings and makes suggestions related to environmental mastitis prevention strategies.