Cross-Sectional Survey on Food Animal Diseases and Pharmaceuticals Prescribing Pattern in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh

Abstract

Information from Veterinary hospitals are reliable sources to assess different animal diseases along with diseases and drug prescribing patterns practiced at four veterinary hospitals of Jhenaidah from February, 2019 to April, their prescribing patterns. The present cross-sectional study has revealed the proportionate prevalence of food animal highest percentage (88.8%) followed by surgical (7.2%) and gynaecological cases (4.1%). The highest proportionate riod. The clinical cases were divided into medicinal, surgical and gynaecological category. Medicinal cases were in the 2019. A total of 881 clinical case (435 cattle and 446 goat) records were evaluated systematically during the study pe- prevalence of clinical cases in cattle was ectoparasite infestation (23.9%), followed by navel ill (1.8%) and infertility retained placenta (0.4%), whereas in goat was acidosis (0.4%), atresia ani (0.1%) and pyometra (0.1%). To treat animal nosed in goat. At the same time the lowest proportionate prevalence in cattle was arthritis (0.4%), wound (0.1%) and (0.9%), but non-specific fever (19.3%) was the highest followed by castration (5.3%) and dystocia (4.0%) were diag- diseases, antimicrobials were the most often prescribed drugs (56.2%) followed by anthelmintic (26.6%) and nutrition- against animal diseases (4.0%). This investigation might help to design control measures for the prevalent diseases and bined preparation of β-lactamase and aminoglycosides (23.2%), whereas quinolones were less frequently prescribed al supplements (5.3%). Sulpha drugs were the most commonly prescribed antimicrobials (29.3%), followed by com- to develop a better prescribing pattern against animal diseases ensuring optimum production, food security and human health.