Study on prevalence of canine parvoviral diarrhoea in dogs in and around Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The present study was conducted at Veterinary Clinical Complex, NTR Veterinary College, Gannavaram from May 2024 to December 2024. Out of 4021 dogs presented 413 cases had hemorrhagic gastroenteritis with an incidence of 10.27 per cent. Out of 32 dogs tested with Bionote Rapid CPV Ag Test Kit for canine parvovirus infection 28 dogs showed positive reactions for CPV indicating a total of 0.69 percent affection. Age, sex, immunity and breed wise prevalence of canine parvovirus infection was recorded. Dogs showed highest per cent in dogs aged between 3-6 months (71.43%) followed by dogs aged < 3 months (21.43%) and 6-9 months of age (7.14%). Gender wise occurrence of canine parvovirus infection in the present study revealed highest in male dogs (60.71%) and least in female dogs (39.28%). The breed wise prevalence of CPV enteritis showed higher prevalence in non-descript dogs (42.85%) followed by Labradors (17.85%).