Abstract

This study aims to investigate the prevalence of cattle disease and the knowledge of farmers regarding health management and livestock technology in Bangladesh as a paradigm of developing countries. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews between December 2020 and June 2021 from 301 randomly selected farmers from three districts in Bangladesh. Foot and Mouth (FMD) was the predominant disease in the study cattle. About 45% of cattle in Dhaka and 40% of cattle in Rajshahi were infected with FMD while Diarrhea (33%) and bloat (33%) were most prevalent in cattle from Sirajganj. Although the majority of respondents practiced regular vaccination and deworming for cattle, they had significantly less knowledge of vaccination and deworming. Moreover, there is a significant difference in regular practice and knowledge of farmers about vaccination among our study areas (p

Key words: Disease prevalence; health management practice; livestock constraints; developing countries; Bangladesh.