Financial Impact of Bovine Mastitis on Dairy Farming in Chattogram Distric

Abstract

Across sectional study was undertaken to analyze the socio-economic status, compare profitability before and after mastitis and risk factors of bovine mastitis at dairy cattle farming at Chattogram district, Bangladesh. A total of 40 farms were selected by random sampling methods. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect the data from the farmers during January to April, 2023. Both descriptive statistics and econometric analysis were used for analyzing the data. The study reveals that 55% of total farmers had their secondary schooling with an experience of 10 years of farming. About 55% of the farmer earned Tk. 36000-50000 as monthly income. Average milk production of dairy cow before mastitis was 20.63 liter and after mastitis was 14.63 liters. Gross margin was Tk. 894.37±450.23 before mastitis and Tk. 1678 ±2008.46 after mastitis. Net return was Tk. 889.61±451.91 before mastitis and Tk.-1683.17 ±2008.46 after mastitis per cattle per day. The BCRwas 1.13 indicating that dairy farming is still profitable in the study area before mastitis. But the BCR after mastitis was 0.04, which indicates that the farms of the study area faced economical losses due to mastitis. The study also point out some risk factors (age, parity hygiene of the farm, hygiene of the udder) associated with bovine mastitis at that area.