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Research
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online : 22-05-2013)
12. Analysis of morbidity and mortality rate in
cattle in village areas of Pune division in the Maharashtra state -
Yogesh Bangar, T. A. Khan, Amit Kumar Dohare, D. V. Kolekar, Nitin Wakchaure
and
B. Singh
Vet World. 2013; 6(8): 512-515
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2013.512-515
Abstract
Aim: The present study was
carried out to analyse morbidity and mortality rate in cattle in village areas
of Pune division in the Maharashtra state.
Materials and Methods: The
data of total 1538 cattle were collected from 421 cattle owners by stratified
two-stage random sampling design and analysed statistically by SAS 9.3
software for evaluation of Chi-square analysis.
Results: Overall
morbidity and mortality rates in cattle were 22.24% & 4.42%, respectively.
Reproductive (7.09%) and digestive (5.14%) diseases were major causes of
morbidity in the study area. Adult cattle showed high (28.97%) morbidity due
to reproductive problems which are major challenges under village conditions
in study area. Digestive (1.43%) and nutritional (0.85%) diseases were major
causes of mortality of cattle. Chi-square analysis revealed that the morbidity
was significantly (p<0.01) related with age groups while mortality was
significantly (p<0.01) related with age and sex. Highest mortality rate
(16.81%) were observed among calves and male were at higher (17.86%) mortality
risk than that of female.
Conclusion: Morbidity and mortality studies
provide an important tool for determining the health status and guidelines for
managemental practices, which will ultimately help in increasing the milk
production and improve the economic status of livestock owners.
Keywords:
cattle, chi-square, digestive, morbidity, mortality
