Prevalence of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia in Cattle and Buffalo in Punjab, Pakistan

Rehana Anjum, Safia Ahmed,² Mohammad Siddique,¹ Mohammad Abubakar

National Veterinary Laboratories, , Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan 1. Army Veterinary School, Sarghoda, Pakistan 2. Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Abstract :

The objective of the study was to determine prevalence of haeorrhagic septicaemia in cattle and buffalo in Punjab, Pakistan. Data collected from all districts of Punjab during 2004-2005, 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 was analysed by using Arc GIS ver. 9.1 (ESRI). An overall prevalence of 5.86% was calculated during the year 2004-05 while in cattle, prevalence of 4.34% and in buffalo, prevalence of 7.92%, was recorded. An overall prevalence of 5.71% was calculated during the year 2005-06 while the value for the year 2006-07 were 9.41%. Statistical analysis was elaborated by applying one way ANOVA. A highly significant difference (P< 0.001) was found between morbidity, mortality and case fatality rates during the study years. By applying multiple comparisons using LSD to know the groupwise comparison, a significant (P< 0.01) difference in cattle affected, buffalo affected and total affected, cattle dead, buffalo dead and total dead was observed between the study years. However no significant difference (P>.22) in these parameters was found in years 2005-06 and 2006-07 respectively. Arc-GIS Geo-statistical analyst was used to interpolate the prevalence of animals affected with HS in Punjab during the years (2004-07). The spatial trend for the respective years was showing increasing trend for total prevalence in north western, western and south western regions of Punjab. Key words: prevalence, Haemorrhagic septicaemia, cattle and buffalo, Punjab, Pakistan