PREVALENCE OF SKIN DISEASES IN GOAT AT UPOZILA VETERINARY HOSPITAL, PATGRAM, LALMONIRHAT

Abstract

An investigation was undertaken to determine the clinical prevalence of skin diseases of goat in goats at the Upazilla Veterinary Hospital (UVH), Patgram under Lalmonirhat district during February to April, 2014. Total goats were 83, among them goats affected with skin diseases were 31. Diagnosis was done on the basis of general examination, physical examination and clinical examination. Clinical examinations detected 3 different types of skin diseases in 31 (37.34% of total goats). Whereas 83.87% parasitic skin diseases, 12.90% fungal skin diseases and 3.23% viral skin diseases of total affected goats were recorded. From the parasitic infested goat mite infestations were 03 (11.53%), tick infestations were 09 (34.63%), lice infestation were 07 (26.92%) and myiasis were 07 (26.92%). Age wise prevalence in young and adult goat were 16 (51.61%) and 15 (48.39%) respectively. Sex wise prevalence in male and female goat were 14 (45.16%) and 17 (54.84%) respectively. Diseases and disorders of goats which were recorded more or less present in both young and adult animals.