Dairy cattle diseases cost 60 billion euros per year worldwide

Diseases and health problems in dairy cattle are estimated to cost around 65 billion dollars per year worldwide, the equivalent of around 60 billion euros. Subclinical ketosis entails the greatest losses at an estimated $18 billion. Clinical mastitis and subclinical mastitis are also major losses, with estimated annual global losses of $13 billion and $9 billion. This is evident from a study of global losses due to diseases in dairy cattle, published in the Journal of Dairy Science. Impact on milk production, fertility and culling of the animals In the study, the researchers estimate the impact of twelve dairy cattle diseases and health problems on milk production, fertility and animal culling in 183 milk-producing countries. They then calculated the economic losses from this. They looked at subclinical and clinical mastitis, lameness, paratuberculosis, displaced abomasum, dystocia, metritis, ovarian cysts, retained placenta, subclinical ketosis and clinical ketosis. Much ...