Prevalence of frothy bloat in goats

Abstract

Present study was undertaken to know the prevalence of frothy bloat in goats in and around Jabalpur. A total of 1340 goats were screened from various organized (485 goats) and unorganized sectors (855 goats) of goatry. The overall prevalence of frothy bloat in goats was found to be 4.02% and among the goats with digestive disorders, it was 16.92%. The age wise prevalence of frothy bloat was highest in the goats of 1 to 2 years of age followed by goats above 2 years of age and least among the goats less than 1 year of age. Breed wise prevalence was more in non-descript goats i.e. 23.47% followed by Barabri (14.28%), Jamnapari (13.15%) and Sirohi (12.19%). Gender wise prevalence was more in female (18.51%) than male (16.11%). Sector wise prevalence was higher in unorganized (21.80%) than organized sector (9.92%) of goatry.