PREVALENCE, CLINICAL OBSERVATION AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF FMD IN CATTLE AT BANDARBAN SADAR THANA, BANDARBAN DISTRICT

Abstract

A 2-month long observational study on the prevalence, clinical pictures of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) was carried out in cattle in Bandarban Sadar upazila in Bandarban district. Data on FMD-infected cattle were collected from cattle got registered to the Bandarban Upazila Veterinary Hospital during the period of my internship placement, from 27-06-2010 to26-08-2010. In total 344 animals were observed, among them 133 were bulls, 156 cows and 75 calves. Of them 173 were found with FMD, giving the overall prevalence 50.3%. The prevalence of the disease in bulls, cows and calves was 56.6, 45.5 and 50.7%, respectively. The occurrence of the disease in bulls was significantly higher in bulls compared with cows and calves (p<0.01). The observed main clinical signs were high temperature, profuse salivation, vesicles in the mouth, tongue, muzzle, dental pad, coronary bend and interdigital space. The observed pathological lesions were vesicular lesions on the mouth especially in the tongue, lips, gum, dental pad, coronary bend and interdigital space. Rupture of vesicles and secondary bacterial infections might have occurred, but did not verify in this study. The prevalence of FMD in cattle in Bandarban upazila was very high and therefore a proper vaccination strategy targeting the prevalent serotypes circulating in this region might reduce its incidence.