DOI: 10.36347/sjavs.2016.v03i01.007

Pages: 42-45

A study of prevalent diseases conditions of ruminants was conducted at the zonal veterinary clinic, Damaturu, Nigeria for the period of 2011-2014. Records kept by the clinic during the period under review were analyzed and the results expressed in percentages. The results revealed the prevalence of thirty two (32) different disease conditions classified under four categories namely, parasitic, bacterial, viral and mycotic diseases which constituted 58.58%, 36.33%, 4.62% and 0.48% respectively. The yearly disease distribution stood at 25.84%, 25.45%, 28.61% and 20.10% for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively. The months of august, September and October carried most of the cases with 10.04% for august, 9.26% and 10.04% for September and October respectively. In terms of vulnerability, the ovine species were found to be the most susceptible to most of these diseases with 43.04% prevalence rate followed by caprine species with 37.40% and 19.60% for the bovine species.