TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of subclinical mastitis prevalence with sheep breeds in Greece
AU - Vasileiou, Natalia G.C.
AU - Gougoulis, Dimitris A.
AU - Riggio, Valentina
AU - Ioannidi, Katerina S.
AU - Chatzopoulos, Dimitris C.
AU - Mavrogianni, Vasia S.
AU - Petinaki, Efthimia
AU - Fthenakis, George C.
PY - 2018/8
Y1 - 2018/8
N2 - Objective was to describe potential associations of subclinical mastitis with sheep breeds in Greece. A countrywide survey (2,198 ewes in 111 farms) was performed. Prevalence of subclinical mastitis was 0.260. Results did not indicate difference in prevalence of subclinical mastitis between farms with pure-bred and farms with cross-bred animals, nor difference in prevalence between farms with Greek pure-bred animals and farms with imported pure-bred animals. Results indicated that prevalence of subclinical mastitis was smaller in farms with Assaf-breed (0.100) and higher in farms with Frisarta-breed (0.625) (P<0.02). Prevalence of mastitis was smaller in farms with Greek traditional indigenous breeds (0.221) (P=0.007). In a model that included sheep breed and management system in farm, breed emerged of significance for prevalence of subclinical mastitis (P=0.003).
AB - Objective was to describe potential associations of subclinical mastitis with sheep breeds in Greece. A countrywide survey (2,198 ewes in 111 farms) was performed. Prevalence of subclinical mastitis was 0.260. Results did not indicate difference in prevalence of subclinical mastitis between farms with pure-bred and farms with cross-bred animals, nor difference in prevalence between farms with Greek pure-bred animals and farms with imported pure-bred animals. Results indicated that prevalence of subclinical mastitis was smaller in farms with Assaf-breed (0.100) and higher in farms with Frisarta-breed (0.625) (P<0.02). Prevalence of mastitis was smaller in farms with Greek traditional indigenous breeds (0.221) (P=0.007). In a model that included sheep breed and management system in farm, breed emerged of significance for prevalence of subclinical mastitis (P=0.003).
KW - breed
KW - management system
KW - prevalence
KW - subclinical mastitis
KW - sheep
U2 - 10.1017/S0022029918000407
DO - 10.1017/S0022029918000407
M3 - Article
VL - 85
SP - 317
EP - 320
JO - Journal of Dairy Research
JF - Journal of Dairy Research
SN - 0022-0299
IS - 3
ER -