Mycotic Mastitis

Mastitis (mast = breast, itis = inflammation) is a complex disease of multi factorial etiology. It is considered as production disease. Mastitis is caused  by teat njury and invasive or toxigenic organisms, which become dominant  due to upset of balance in microbial population (Kennedy and Miller, 993).  In India, the estimated loss due to mastitis is around Rs. 7165.51 crores per  annum. a low prevalence of fungal mastitis of 2 to 7% has been reported. The  prevalence of mycotic mastitis is usually very low (1-12% of all mastitis causes)  but sometimes it can occur in enzootic proportions. (Model Training Course:  Bovine mastitis: Theoretical and Practical Consideration in Management,  PD ADMAS, 2013). Economic losses (Annonymous, 2020) due to mastitis in  India were estimated to be around U.S. $ 971.39 million (Indian 7165 crore)  (Anonymous, 2020).