Nigus  Abebe, Mesgana  Berta, Getachew  Gugsa, Berhanu  Shelima, 
    Survey on Major Risk Factors Associated with Bovine Mastitis in Coffela and Shashemenie
District, West Arsi Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia,
    Research Journal of Dairy Sciences,
    Volume 8,Issue 3,
    2014,
    Pages 27-33,
    ISSN 1993-5277,
    rjdsci.2014.27.33,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjdsci.2014.27.33)
    Abstract: Mastitis, inflammation of the parenchyma of
the mammary gland has an effect on animal production,
public health and economical importance. A cross
sectional study was conducted with the objective of
determining the possible risk factors in urban area of
Coffela and Shashemenie Town from November 2013 to
April 2014. A total of 44 farm owners and/or attendants
of dairy cattle herds were interviewed using structured
questionnaire. In this study, the numbers of indoor housed
farms were 36(81.82%) and barn ones were 8(18.18%).
The nature of floor of animal house whose bedding made
of concrete was 13(29.55%), stony 5(11.36%), soil
25(56.82%) and others 1(2.27%). The inclined flooring
system of the farms accounts 17(38.64%) and leveled one
was 27(61.36%). The entire respondent (100.00%)
cleaned the houses daily. Among the different farms,
27(61.36%) farm owners were washed and cleaned their
cows, 37(84.09%) washed udder and teats and
43(97.73%) respondents washed their hands before
milking. From the total farms, 25(56.82%) were used
towels for drying the teat and 2(4.55%) were used
disinfectant before and after milking. Of the total farms,
4(9.09%) were milked mastitis positive cow at first,
19(43.18%) farms were milked mastitis positive cows at
last and 21(47.73%) were milked without order. From
these 44 farms, 397 cows were screened for mastitis and
of these 246(61.96%) were positive for bovine mastitis
and the higher prevalence was documented from
Kofel (73.87%) compared to Shashemenie (28.12%).
In conclusion, the prevalence of the bovine mastitis was
associated with the dairy farm management practices.
Further, investigation should be conducted on risk
factors associated to prevalence of mastitis to undertake
measurable control options of mastitis in the farms
and isolation and characterization of the possible
bovine mastitis causing agents should be done. In
order to reduce the higher prevalence of the diseases,
improved milking hygiene, prevention of skin lesion,
culling of clinically infected cows should be practiced.
    Keywords: Dairy farm;mastitis;risk factors Coffela;Shashemenie;Ethiopia