Dudhsagar Dairy
Mehsana District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd.
Objective: To minimize the economical loss to milk producers by controlling subclinical mastitis and to minimize the use of antibiotic.
Identification of DCS according to the mastitis visit, milk production and cross breed population.
Activities
- Identification of DCS according to the mastitis visit, milk production and cross breed population.
- Identification of CMT positives.
- Bulk milk CMT of pooled cow & buff milk at DCS.
- Individual animal CMT testing at farmers’ doorstep if bulk milk is CMT positive.
- Regular cycles of testing at DCS and individual animal level four round in the year.
Treatment of CMT positives
- CMT positive animals are given Trisodium citrate regimen @ 10 gm for ten days and if again positive then repeat Trisodium citrate with formulation having Vitamin A & E, Zinc and Selenium.
- Antibiotic course to TSC non-responsive animals
- Management of chronically infected animals
Repeat the same round minimum four times in a year.
| Particulars | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of DCS | 40 | 45 | 49 | 95 | 65 | 185 | 100 | 50 |
| Total Round | 6 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Pooled sample Tested at DCS Level | 62332 | 43987 | 41667 | 69984 | 47518 | 72614 | 61679 | 45939 |
| CMT positive milk producers | 21187 | 14800 | 12837 | 23764 | 15614 | 19227 | 15030 | 11252 |
| Total animal tested at milk producers level | 65935 | 51144 | 46014 | 92910 | 59235 | 99216 | 84494 | 58237 |
| CMT positive total animal | 31694 | 26133 | 24844 | 46262 | 29788 | 41974 | 35057 | 24174 |
| CMT positive animal % | 48% | 51% | 54% | 50% | 50% | 42% | 42% | 42% |
| Animal cured after the treatment of TSC | 21299 | 17371 | 15702 | 32214 | 17467 | 31353 | 25904 | 18410 |