GENETIC AND NON-GENETIC FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE PREVALENCE OF GOATS

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.