Prevalence of urolithiasis in goat attended at SAQ Teaching Veterinary Hospital in Chittagong

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of urolithiasis in goat from January, 2008 to June, 2009 at SAQ Teaching Veterinary Hospital of Chittagong Veterinary And Animal Sciences University in Chittagong. A total of 2450 goats where Black Bengal goat were 513, Jamunapari were 1021, local were 542 and 374 cases were cross breed goat. The overall prevalence was found 1.51% including all types of goat breeds only in male. The highest prevalence (2.25%) was in Jamunapari goat and the lowest prevalence (0.55%) was in local goat. It was highest (83%) in Black Bengal at below 6 months of age and the lowest (8.69%) was in Jamunapari at 12-36 months of age. Among castrated animal, the highest prevalence (5.72%) was in Jamunapari goat and lowest prevalence (2.99%) was in local goat. But in uncastrated male, the highest prevalence (5%) was in cross breed goat and the lowest (1.30%) was in Black Bengal goat. In castrated male below 6 months of age, the highest prevalence (6.28%) was in Jamunapari and the lowest prevalence (2.08%) was in local goat, but in castrated above 6 months of age, the highest prevalence (5.26%) was in local goat and the lowest prevalence (2.50%) was in Black Bengal goat. In winter season, the highest prevalence (3.03%) was in cross breed goat and the lowest prevalence (0.56%) was in local goat. In summer, the highest prevalence (2.11%) was in local goat and the lowest prevalence
(0.66%) was in Black Bengal goat. In rainy season, the highest prevalence (3.80%) was in Jamunapari goat and the lowest prevalence (0.71%) was in Black Bengal goat. In autumn, the highest prevalence (1.43%) was recorded in Jamunapari goat and the lowest prevalence (1.28%) was in Black Bengal goat. The epidemiological factors are responsible for prevalence of urolithiasis in different breeds of goat in Chittagong.