PROPORTIONATE PREVALENCE OF HYPOCALCAEMIA, HYPOMAGNESAEMIA AND HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA IN SUSPECTED CLINICAL GOATS AT CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH

Abstract

Hypocalcaemia, Hypomagnesaemia and hypophosphatemia are three common metabolic diseases of goat’s occur when the blood constituents go down from normal. This study was conducted to know the proportionate prevalence of hypocalcaemia, hypophosphatemia and hypomagnesaemia in different breed of goats’ at SAQTVH, Chittagong, Bangladesh. The duration of the study was from January 2017 to July 2017 to assess the serum Ca, P, and Mg status in clinical suspected goats. Deficit cases were high in Jamnapari (42.47%), than Cross breed (30.14%) and Black Bengal (27.4%) but statistically insignificant (p=0.1205). Female goats (54.79%) comparatively more affected than male (45.21%) [p=0.1265]. Age groups of (0- 6) and (13-18) month’s animals affected more than others but statistically insignificant (p=0.02074). Groups of (11-20) and (21-30) kg body weight goats more affected (30.14%) than others group (p=0.06975). Overall the proportionate prevalence of hypocalcaemic (Ca level <9), hypomagnesaemic (Mg level <1.7) and hypophosphatemic (P level <3.9) cases were 83.56%, 41.1% and 45.21% respectively. Results indicate all clinically suspected goats had not metabolic disease.