Study on prevalence of ruminal acidosis in goats of Jabalpur

Abstract

An epidemiological study was conducted on goats to know the prevalence of ruminal acidosis in Jabalpur during the period of August 2018 to April 2019. A total of 1249 goats were screened from various organized and unorganized sectors of Jabalpur for the presence of digestive disorders. Rumen fluid was collected and presence of ruminal acidosis was confirmed by measuring pH of rumen fluid using digital pH meter and analysis of data of prevalence studies was done by using Chi square test. Out of 1249 goats, 368 were found positive for digestive disorders and out of 368, 42 were positive for ruminal acidosis. The overall prevalence of ruminal acidosis in goats was 3.36 per cent and among the digestive disorders, the prevalence was 11.41 per cent. No significant difference were recorded in age wise, gender wise and breed wise prevalence of ruminal acidosis in Jabalpur.