Prevalence of pathologies encountered in dairy cattle in Côte d’Ivoire
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Prevalence of pathologies encountered in dairy cattle in Côte d’Ivoire
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On dairy farms, disease is one of the main causes of poor performance, given its biological and economic consequences. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of pathologies encountered in mixed-breed dairy cows in Côte d’Ivoire. The study involved 132 crossbred cows, including 104 Montbeliarde crossbreds and 28 Holstein crossbreds. For three years, the herd was inspected daily to identify and record cases of pathology. The overall prevalence of pathologies, as well as the effect of breed, generation, production level and season, was determined using the Chi-square test of independence. A total of 448 symptoms were recorded and grouped into seven (7) pathologies. These were mastitis, lameness, metritis, dystocia, placental retention, trypanosomiasis and “other pathologies”, the respective proportions of which were: 50.54%, 18.08%, 14.96%, 4.02%, 7.14%, 0.45% and 4.91%. Montbeliarde cows of all generations were significantly susceptible to pathologies. First-generation cows were significantly more affected by pathologies than second-generation cows. In terms of milk production, whatever the breed, cows with a production of over 15 liters were significantly affected by mastitis and lameness, while cows with a production of over 15 liters were significantly affected by pathologies.
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