Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to ascertain the prevalence of diseases of the goats at the Central Veterinary
Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The diseases were identified by laboratory results, clinical indicators, and
complaints from the patients' owners. The risk factors of the disease prevalence were associated with breed,
varieties or type, age, and sex of the animals. Overall disease prevalence of goats was found around PPR
(40%), Pneumonia (11%), Mastitis (6%), Worm infestation (14%), Bloat (17%), Urolithiasis (8%) and
Miscellaneous (4%). The prevalence was relatively higher in Black Bengal (56.92%), followed by
Jamunapari (23.07%) and Jamunapari and Black Bengal crosses (20%). The study revealed that PPR
prevalence was significantly (P<0.05) influenced by breed. Disease occurrence in morphological variant
groups has no significant effect. The infection rate of goats was highly variable in 7-24 months of age
(50.76%) followed by 0-6 months (27.69%) and over 24 months (21.53%). It was found that bloat disease
has significant (P<0.05) effects on the age of the animals. Male goats have higher (7.69%) Urolithiasis
cases compared to female goats. The results of this study is important to understand the prevalence of goat
diseases in this region concerning different genetic and non-genetic risk factors which will facilitate the
implementation of appropriate preventative measures against those diseases.
