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Abstract
Records of 10815 clinical cases of goats collected from the 4 Upazilla Veterinary Hospital (Trishal, Muktagacha, Savar, and Dhamrai Upazilla Veterinary Hospital) and Central Veterinary Hospital (CVH), Dhaka during one year period from January 2004 to December 2004 were analyzed. Diagnosis of each of the clinical case was made on history obtained from the owner, clinical examination of the patients and the laboratory examination of the samples. Among goats, females (n=7006; 64.79%) constituted highest (n=7006;64.79%)in comparison to males(n=3809;35.21%). Gastro-intestinal (GI) parasitic infestation (n=1413; 13.07%), PPR (n=1405; 12.99%), pyrexia syndrome (n=1071; 9.90%), diarrhoeal diseases (n=1016; 9.39%) and pneumonia (n=992; 9.17%) were recorded as major clinical problems in goats. All the animals were subjected into 3 age groups i.e. 0 — 6 months, 7 — 12 months and above 12 months of age and the later age group constituted highest (n=4721; 43.65%). The overall prevalence rates of diseases and disorders in goats were found to be higher during winter (29.58%) and summer (26.71%) in comparison to autumn (20.68%) and spring (23.03%) months.