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Authors are grateful to farmers for their inestimable effort and want to acknowledge the Holstein Associations EFRIFE and AFRIGI their cooperation. This work has been supported by MITC (PDT2004-0168).

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Clinical mastitis in Spanish dairy cows: incidence and costs

Publicated to:Spanish Journal Of Agricultural Research. 6 (4): 615-622 - 2008-01-01 6(4), DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2008064-354

Authors: Perez-Cabal, M. A.; Yaici, S.; Alenda, R.;

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Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSI Agron, Dept Anim Prod, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Clinical mastitis in Spanish dairy herds has been studied. Since April 2005 up to December 2006, in 25 Spanish herds 1,054 cases registered were available. Aims were to determine mastitis incidence and factors of risk, to analyze whether yield production has been affected, and to quantify mastitis costs along 2006. The 25% lactations were infected at least once with average recurrence of 1.64. Descriptive analysis showed that 29% of cases occurred within the first month after calving. Primiparous showed higher mastitis frequency at early and late lactation while in multiparous cases number was progressively decreasing since the first month. Multiparous were statistically more liable to mastitis than primiparous. Mastitis did not show effect on yield production. Mastitis costs included treatment products and discarded milk. Individual daily production at each case onset was estimated by using monthly official milking records. An average mastitis case cost was 73.93 (sic), cheaper in primiparous than in multiparous because of lower milk production. Average discarded milk represented 74% of total cost per case. Mastitis costs were 117 (sic) per infected cow and lactation. Then, annual economic losses due to mastitis were 3,190 (sic) per average herd, showing the concern of producers on selecting resistant animals as well as the importance of the implementation of systematic recording for clinical mastitis in Spanish dairy farms.

Keywords

CattleEconomicsGenetic selectionGenetic-parametersHealth traitsHolsteinsLactationProducer-recorded dataSelectionSomatic-cell countUdder healthYield

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Spanish Journal Of Agricultural Research, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q3 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Agriculture, Multidisciplinary, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.17, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-07, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 9
  • Scopus: 14

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-07:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 34 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (ALENDA JIMENEZ, RAFAEL).