| dc.description.abstract | This study was conducted with the aim of determining the prevalence of skin diseases and
associated host-related risk factors in cattle during the period from October, 2014 to May,
2015 in different villages at Sadar Upazila in Sylhet district. A total of 620 cattle were
examined. They were divided by sexes (412 females and 208 males) and by age (174 young,
241 adult and 205 old). The overall prevalence of skin diseases was 74.68% (463 cases)
found in cattle. Skin diseases were mainly due to ectoparasites which infested cattle in a
significantly privileged way and the prevalence of tick infestation (73.71%) was highest
among ectoparasites in study area. Among the age groups, the highest infestation was
recorded in adult cattle of > 2 to 7 years (90.04%) and the lowest in young of ≤ 2 years
(56.90%). The prevalence was recorded significantly higher in females (80.83%) than in male
(62.50%). In case of nutritional status, cattle with poor health were more vulnerable (93.28%)
to skin diseases than the cattle with normal body condition (43.78%). Prevalence of skin
diseases were significantly higher (89.23%) in cattle housed on muddy floor than that of
cattle housed on concrete floor (50.00%). It is concluded that prevalence of skin diseases is
alarming and threatening to the cattle population and host determinants play a vital role in the
frequent occurrence of these skin diseases in the study area, hence serious attention is
warranted. | en_US |
