Health Challenges in Cattle Farming: A Study on Common Cattle Diseases and Disorders in a Selective Cattle Farm of Bangladesh | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences | ||
| Article 29, Volume 56, Issue 11, November 2025, Pages 3017-3025 PDF (313.76 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejvs.2025.337400.2505 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Enam Ahmed1; Md. Abu Yousuf* 2; Hemayet Rahman3; Shamim Ahmed4; Supriya Ahmed5; Rumana Khatun6; Md Habibur Rahman7 | ||
| 1Scientific Officer (Research Farm), Support Service Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Dhaka-1341 | ||
| 2Senior Scientific Officer, Animal Health Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Dhaka-1341 | ||
| 3Veterinary surgeon, Department of Livestock Services (DLS), Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL), Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| 4Principal Scientific Officer Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Dhaka-1341, Bangladesh | ||
| 5Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| 6Scientific Officer, Socio-economic research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| 7Senior Scientist Animal Health Research Division Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka-1341, Bangladesh | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Many diseases and disorders at cattle farms hinder the growth of animals. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the occurrence of clinical cases of cattle diseases and disorders in selected farming condition. This study was conducted on 737 cattle including Munshiganj, Pabna, Red Chattogram Cattle (RCC), and Cross Breed at Cattle Research Farm, BLRI in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 2021 to December 2023. Based on pertinent clinical history, clinical findings, and suitable laboratory testing, clinical records and diagnoses of diseases and disorders have been determined. Diseases and disorders were categorized according to the following variables: nature of diseases, seasons, breed, sex, year, and age. MS Excel 2018 and SPSS (26.0) were used for statistical analysis. Based on clinical examination, among six categories of diseases and disorders, the prevalence rate of digestive disorders (30.94%) and infectious diseases (30.39%) were higher compared to nutritional and metabolic diseases (17.10%), parasitic diseases (6.92%), surgical affections (9.77%), and reproductive and obstetrical diseases (4.88%) with significant variation (p<0.05). In terms of breed, sex, season, age, and year, significant variations (p<0.05) were reported, where the disease prevalence rate was higher in RCC (56.04%), female cattle (57.80%), the winter season (41.52%), calves (43.69%), and the year 2021 (50.47 %) compared to other variables respectively. The incidence of major infectious diseases wasn’t observed due to maintaining strict farm biosecurity and effective health management practices, including regular deworming and vaccination. Based on these findings, proper actions should be implemented to prevent these commonly occurring diseases and their manifestations in the future. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Bangladesh; cattle; diseases; disorders; prevalence | ||
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