Prevalence of diseases, morbidity and mortality of Black Bengal Goats under different management systems in Bangladesh

Abstract

Abstract:A study was carried out in Faridpur, Habiganj and Barisal to identify the prevalence of diseases, morbidity and mortality of Black Bengal goats (BBGs) under semi-intensive system reared by moderate and ultra poor households in Bangladesh during the period from February 2008 to July 2009. A total of 168 female goats and 9 bucks were recorded from two types of households of which 125 goats were infected (74.70%) by a number of diseases and lead to mortality (17.26%). Survival rates and mortality percentage of kids were 80.60 and 19.40, respectively but the highest mortality was in Habiganj (21.18%). Seasons had special influences on mortality of adult goats (35.81%) and kids (64.19%) where the highest mortality rates were 22.22% and 25.93%, respectively in rainy season. PPR had the highest mortality rates (37.93% in adults and 25.00% in kids) followed by pneumonia (24.14% and 21.15%, respectively). Predator invasion was the other remarkable cause for increased kids' mortality (23.08%). The study suggests that hygienic management practices, adequate supply of nutrients, and vaccination and deworming programmes in semiintensive rearing system of BBGs at rural level will improve the survival rates of adult goats and kids.

Clinical Incidence of Diseases in Cattle and Goat at Different Area of Bera Upzilla in Pabna District of Bangladesh

“…Small ruminants especially goat is very important in rural economy and has the potentially using as a tool for poverty reduction in Bangladesh [10]. It is considered as the poor man's cow [11] reared in backyard system by rural farmers, especially the poor women or children as an integral part of the farming system [12]. Different types of diseases both infectious and non-infectious are significant problems in goat rearing in our country.…”

A Survey of Livestock and Poultry along with Mortality Trends of Goat at Kaunia Upzilla, Rangpur, Bangladesh

“…This disease is frequently occurred at the rainy season compared to drier and colder season observed by Islam et al (2001) which is coincided with the survey period of this study. Kashem et al (2011) reported as highest percentage of adult mortality was due to PPR (38%) followed by pneumonia (24.14%) within the infections and other infectious causes such as diarrhea (13.8%) and contagious ecthyma (13.8%) found in adult goat. However, in the study area diarrhea was very common in both female (22.73%) and male (17.05%) whether it was continued with pneumonia (female 12.93% and male 18.97%); coccidiosis (female 11.63% and male 16.28%) those are similar with Noman et al (2011).…”

“…However, in the study area diarrhea was very common in both female (22.73%) and male (17.05%) whether it was continued with pneumonia (female 12.93% and male 18.97%); coccidiosis (female 11.63% and male 16.28%) those are similar with Noman et al (2011). Furthermore, Noninfectious causes likely poisoning (female 62.5% and male 37.5%); accident (female 83.33% and male 16.67%) had lower effects on adult goat mortality which is also approved with Kashem et al (2011). Pregnant female were mostly died during difficulties in parturition.…”

“…It has been reported that about 10% animals die annually because of diseases (Ali et al, 2011). Among them Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), goat pox, pneumonia, enterotoxaemia, tetanus, brucellosis, mastitis and metritis, mycotic diseases, conjunctivitis, diarrhea and parasitic gastro-enteritis are the most important causes of mortality in small ruminants in tropical country like Bangladesh (Kashem et al, 2011). As Kaunia upzilla, Rangpur is one of the goat pocket area in Bangladesh with available feed resources where people have an enormous opportunity to change their livelihood and increase their proceeds by goat rearing.…”

“…Small ruminants especially goat is very important in rural economy and nutrition and has the potentially using it as a tool for poverty reduction in Bangladesh (Ershaduzzaman et al, 2007). It is considered as the poor man's cow (Kashem et al, 2011), reared in backyard system by rural farmers, especially the poor women or children as an integral part of the farming system (Chowdhury et al, 2003). The higher demands for meat and especially for skin in the local as well as foreign markets focused the goat enterprise extremely prominent to the vulnerable groups of people and the existing socioeconomic condition of the country (Hassan et al, 2011).…”