A Report on Clinical Prevalence of Diseases and Disorders in Cattle and Goat at the Upazila Veterinary Hospital, Rupganj, Narayanganj

Abstract

A retrospective epidemiologic study was undertaken to determine the occurrence and distribution of diseases and disorders based on species, age, sex, breed, season variation at Upazila Veterinary Hospital (UVH), Rupganj, Narayanganj from January 2023 to December 2023. A total of 1503 clinical cases were recorded from case sheet of the hospital. Data were imported, categorized, coded and Chi-square test were performed. Analyses of the data demonstrated that the highest number of animals admitted at the UVH were cattle 801 (53.30%) in comparison to goats 702(46.70%).. A total of 43 types of diseases and disorders in cattle and goats were identified. The highest prevalence of diseases or disorders was infectious diseases 258 (32.21%) followed by parasitic & protozoal diseases 191 (27.21%), reproductive disorders 150 (18.73%), respiratory disorders 42 (5.24%), digestive disorders 71(10.11%), metabolic disorders 19 (2.37%), skin associated conditions 11(1.37%), systemic state 8 (1%), eye diseases 6 (0.75%), musculoskeletal disorders 2 (0.25%), urinary disorders 2 (0.25%) and others 78 (9.74%). In case of goats, 37 types of diseases and disorders were detected. The highest prevalence was recorded for infectious diseases 258 (32.21%) which was followed by parasitic & protozoal diseases 191 (27.21%), reproductive disorders 144 (20.51%), digestive disorders 71 (10.11%), respiratory disorders 42 (5.98%), skin associated conditions 12(1.71%), systemic state 12 (1.71%), eye diseases 8 (1.14%), urinary disorders 7 (1%), musculoskeletal disorders 3 (0.43%), and others 69 (9.83%). Further, female animals (59.30%, cattle and 57.40%, goats) were suffered from different types of diseases and disorders in comparison to male animals (40.70%, cattle and 42.60%, goats) The occurrence of diseases or disorders was higher in the crossbred and animals aged between 1 to 2.5 years were found more vulnerable to the diseases or disorders. Prevalence of diseases or disorders was higher in rainy season followed by summer and winter season. It was also observed that worm infestation, Foot and mouth disease (FMD) and Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) were significantly higher during the rainy season (P<0.05) And mastitis was significantly higher in winter season (P<0.05). This investigation summarizes a number of diseases and disorders in the last one year UVH of of Rupganj upazila, Narayangonj which will help in epidemiological forecasting and taking preventive and control measures against them.