Surgical Affections of Black Bengal Goats in Selected Areas of Sherpur District - A Retrospective Study
Author(s):
S Islam1
M Hasan
2
S Bhattacharjee
3
MS Hossain
4
MR Alam
5
MA Hashim
6
1Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
2Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
3Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
4Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
5Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
6Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
Abstract - The occurrence of surgical affections in Black Bengal Goats was studied from January 2012 to December 2016 at two Veterinary Hospitals of Sherpur district. Effect of age, sex and seasons on various surgical affections was investigated. A total of 1280 diseased goats were registered in two selected veterinary hospitals. We observed most common surgical affections were gid disease (21.88%), wound (22.26%), sub-cutaneous cyst (13.28%), urolithiasis (8.98%), bloat (12. 50%) and the fracture (7.03%) in Black Bengal goats. The occurrence of gid was highest, and fracture was lowest in both hospitals. Occurrence rate of gid (23.87%) was found highest at District Veterinary Hospital, Sherpur followed by wound (18.71%), bloat (12.90%), subcutaneous cyst (12.26%), urolithiasis (9.03%), fracture (7.74%), abscess (7.10%) and overgrown hoof (4. 52%). At Nalitabari upazilla incidence of the wound was the highest (27.27%). The occurrence of gid, subcutaneous cyst, bloat, urolithiasis was found to be higher in adult in both hospitals. The occurrence of gid and subcutaneous cyst was higher in female goats. In the rainy season, the incidence of gid was higher compared to other seasons.
Keywords - Occurrence Gid Disease, Wound.