Incidence and risk factors for respiratory diseases in ganjam goats of odisha

An attempt was made to document the morbidity and mortality in Ganjam goats of Odisha due to respiratory diseases and the effects of year, season, sex, age and management on morbidity and mortality rates. Morbidity and mortality data of 11050 Ganjam goats of 175 goat keepers from four clusters of Ganjam district were recorded during April 2018 to March 2020. The overall morbidity and mortality due to respiratory diseases were 7.1%. and 1.1%, respectively. Higher morbidity (8.2%) was observed in kids and young as compared to adults (6.2%). Mortality was higher (2.0%) in kids followed by young (1.6%) and adults (0.4%) goats. Higher rates of morbidity and mortality were observed in winter than rainy season followed by summer. Male goats had higher morbidity (10.1 vs 5.7%) and mortality (1.7 vs 0.8%) than females. Goats reared in semi-intensive system of management had lower morbidity (6.2 vs 8.0%) and mortality (0.3 vs 1.8%) as compared to those reared in range system. Logistic regression analysis revealed that morbidity and mortality had significant (p<0.05) association with year, season, sex, age, and management. Thus, it can be inferred that for morbidity and mortality due to respiratory diseases, the major risk factors were winter, male goats and kids.