Epidemiology of mastitis in 30 walloon dairy farms using a compilation of clinical and subclinical data in a new tool for Udder health assessment

peer reviewed ; Bovine mastitis has been assessed through somatic cells or clinical cases by farmers and vets but most of the time the perfect combination of both data remains unavailable. We tried to implement a new strategy of identification of mastitis-related costs, epidemiological impact and key periods of management. We built an online system for clinical data capture, including facilities for administrative management of veterinary drugs. Herd prevalence rate (HPR) is assessed through clinical and subclinical data. Lactation incidence rate (NIR) and cure rate (CR) were calculated for th... Mehr ...