Health problems of changra goats in changthang and adjoining trans-Himalayan area of Ladakh
Abha Mariam, Masood S Mir, Shafqat Khan, OK Baba, ZA Kashoo, HM Khan, AH Sofi, FD Sheikh and SA Wani
Studies on the mortality pattern in Changra goats in different traditional and non-traditional rearing areas of Changthang, Ladakh (J&K) was investigated. Active animal health survey performed over a period of six years from 2008 to 2013. Out of a total of 3344 deaths recorded, maximum mortality was due to to hypothermia (27.2%) followed by starvation (24.52%), contagious ecthyma (24.43%), diarrhoea (14.74%), contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) (5.56%), and wild attacks (3.50%). Contagious ecthyma was the major cause of death during 2008 to 2010; starvation during 2011 and 2012 and hypothermia during 2013. Mortalities due to wild attacks were noted in Tangyar, Digger, Ankung, Gya and Miru. Hypothermia was a major cause of mortality among kids. The study revealed animal health asone of the most important constraints in rearing of Changra goats warranting extensive investigations and tailored technological interventions.
Abha Mariam, Masood S Mir, Shafqat Khan, OK Baba, ZA Kashoo, HM Khan, AH Sofi, FD Sheikh, SA Wani. Health problems of changra goats in changthang and adjoining trans-Himalayan area of Ladakh. J Entomol Zool Stud 2018;6(6):1322-1325.