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Livestock Scenario and Its Health Challenges in Char Majherdiar of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
By: Md. Anisur Rahman, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Tashfia Tashnim Dia
Key Words: Ownership, Ingredients, Vaccination, Disease infestation, Deaths.
01 IES Volume- 12-01 pg16-26, December 2025.
AbstractThe Chars of the Padma River are rich in livestock resources for many grazing lands. This study revealed the livestock management and health challenges among the people of Char Majherdiar, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Both primary and secondary data were collected during the study. Primary data was collected from 316 households with structured questionnaires, two focus group discussions (FGD) were held and six key informants were interviewed (KII) during January-June, 2025.The secondary data were collected from published and unpublished sources. The majority 52.53% households have 1-5 cattle and 8.86% have more than 20 cattle. More than half (53.16%) households have 1-5 goats and 0.95% households have more than 20 goats. Feeding practices revealed that 48.10% households used farm-made feeds, 30.38% depend on open field grazing, and 21.52% used both farm-made feeds and open field grazing. Mineral supplements, grains and straw represent 25% of the total diet composition. This combination provides a more balanced diet, with grains mixture of broken rice (kud), flour (ata), salt (labon), and rice bran (dhaner gura) adding extra energy and protein, which are crucial for the growth and productivity of livestock. Vaccination coverage of livestock is very poor (10.44%) in Char Majherdiar. Major livestock diseases are FMD (cattle 24.23% and buffalo 22.22%), HS (cattle 10.74% and buffalo 17.78%), seasonal diarrhea (cattle 11.20%, buffalo 11.11%, sheep 22.42% and goat 19.41%), PPR (sheep 47.08% and goat 37.70%), LSD (cattle 13.95% and buffalo 4.44%), buffalo pox (17.77%), sheep pox (15.25%) and goat pox (9.14%) etc. This research recommends the improvement of communication, infrastructure development, veterinary services and vaccination coverage in Char Majherdiar of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
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Md. Anisur Rahman, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Tashfia Tashnim Dia
Livestock Scenario and Its Health Challenges in Char Majherdiar of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
01 IES Volume- 12-01 pg16-26, December 2025.
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