Mastitis (commonly known as saroo) is one of the most dangerous contagious disease of dairy animals. Ut of all the livestock diseases in Pakistan, many field surveys have ranked mastitis as number one disease of dairy animals. It is the inflammation of udder that often leads to infection.
Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi district has seven tehsils including;
Rawalpindi
Taxila
Kahuta
Murree
Gujar Khan
Kallar Syedan
Kotli Sattian
Rawalpindi city (Capital of district) is the 4th most populous metropolitan city of Pakistan.
Population of Animals in Rawalpindi District
According to Poultry Research Institute (PRI), Rawalpindi;
Population of cows — 252,298 cows
Population of buffalos — 131,212 buffalos
Population of Lactating Animals in Rawalpindi District
According to PRI, at one time, only 40% animals are lactating. So, according to this calculation;
Population of lactating cows — 104,950 cows
Population of lactating buffalos — 69,920 buffalos