STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF VARIOUS CLINICAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS IN GOATS AT UPAZILA VETERINARY HOSPITAL, MUKTAGACHHA, MYMENSINGH

Abstract

The study was conducted at Upazila Veterinary Hospital, Muktagachha, Mymensingh to know the prevalence of general diseases and disorders in goats. This assigned work was carried out for a period of two month from 1st March to 7th April and 5th July to 3rd August, 2017. A total of 130 affected goats were examined during that period; among them the prevalence of viral, bacterial, parasitic and other non-infectious diseases were 34.6%, 27.7%, 10.1% and 27.6% respectively. From this present investigation among viral diseases PPR (32.3%) was higher than other diseases. in case of bacterial diseases pneumonia (13.8%) was significant. Fascioliosis (5.5%) was found effectively in the studied population. Simple indigestion (7.8%) is a common disease which primarily affected on non-grassing ruminants. Urolithiasis (1.5%) is also an important disease of castrated buck characterized by complete retention of urine, unsuccessful efforts of urinates. Other diseases like hoof enlargement and atresia ani were 1.5% and 7.8% respectively. Those findings may be corrected with variation of goat husbandry practice, with in different topography of different place and socio-economic condition of individual farmer.