Advancement in Dairy Science Research(ADSR)

Department of Veterinary Medicine, Haramaya University, College of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Review Article   
  Review on Goat Mastitis and Associated Bacterial Zoonoses in Raw Milk from Mastitis Infected Dairy Goat
  Author(s): Mohammed Bedruddin Aliyi(DVM)*
  
  Goat milk has medicinal value for children and contributes much more for the wellbeing of human baby. Goat milk provides more nutritional value than dairy cow’s milk. Despite the large number of goats and their contributions to the livelihood of the farmers, goat productivity is low due to prevalence of different diseases. One of the major diseases that affect the dairy goats is mastitis. Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland, caused by over 150 different contagious or environ�?� mental micro�?�organisms. Mastitis in goats constitutes an enormous animal health problem. In addition to causing health problems, inflammation of the mammary glands can also cause poor quality of milk. Milk produced by goats with mastitis presents a serious risk in terms of public health as it can be linked to milk-borne diseases for humans. Raw milk from Mastitis infected goat is usually co.. Read More»
  

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