Investigation of Clinical Hypocalcaemia in Cattle and Goats at the selected Veterinary Hospitals in Bangladesh and India

Abstract

Hypocalcaemia is a metabolic disease of cattle, goat, sheep, buffalo and bird etc hypocalcaemia occurs when the level of Calcium in blood goes to down 10 mg/dl or less. The study was conducted to estimate the proportionate prevalence of hypocalcaemia in cattle and goat and its animal level distribution at Upazila Veterinary Hospital, Chakaria; Shahedul Alam Quaderi Teaching Veterinary Hospital, Chittagong and Madras Veterinary College, India. The study also aimed to describe clinical signs of hypocalcaemia and treatment given for it. Data obtained were analyzed by STATA-11. Hypocalcemic cases were significantly higher in cattle than in goat within study site comparison (UVH: 14% versus 8.3%, p≤0.05, SAQTVH: 20% vs 17.4% p≤ 0.05 and MVC: 20% vs 10%, p≤0.05). Both cross breed cattle and Jamnapari had more hypocalcemic cases (8 and 7, respectively) than that of local indigenous cattle and goat (3 and 3, respectively). Female cattle and goat had higher cases (7 and 8, respectively) than male (4 and 2, respectively). The predominant clinical sign was unable to move for cattle and recumbency for goat. Seven of 11 hypocalcemic cattle were recovered, whereas 8 of 10 hypocalcemic goats were recovered after the treatment.