Retrospective study of teat surgical affections in dairy farms of Armed Forces and their treatment

ABSTRACT

A survey study was done during the period between September 2010 and December 2012 on 2580 Friesian cows and heifers distributed in four armed forces farms.This work revealed that, teat wounds represent the higher acquired teat affections [28.16%] while teat papilloma represents the lowest affection [1.65%]. The supernumerary teat represents the higher congenital teat abnormalities [36.8%] while the lower was incompetent teat [1.5%].The present study revealed that the prevalence of acquired teat affections were in November, December, January, and February, whenever the weather is cold and rainy and stables are muddy and the accidental injuries during milking, feeding or even laying were predominant and predictable