author(s)
Wani Ilyas, JL Singh, S Prasad and AH Ahmad

abstract
This study was carried out to determine the morbidity and mortality rate due to common conditions in goat kid’s up to the age of three months from the tarai and bhawar areas (Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital) of Uttarakhand. Diagnosis of various conditions was mainly based on history, clinical symptoms, and laboratory investigation of oocysts in case of Coccidiosis. Overall morbidity and mortality rate of 52.63% and 21.05% was observed. Morbidity and mortality rate was comparatively higher in winter season (56.30%, 60.0%) than summer (30.46, 23.46%) and rainy (13.23%, 16.53%). Morbidity rate during 1- 2 months of age (37.53%) was higher than during the first month (36.92%) and 2-3 month (25.53%) where as mortality rate was higher during the first month (42.30%) followed by 1-2 months (34.61%) and 2-3 months age period (23.07%). A higher rate of morbidity and mortality was observed in males (56.53%, and 54%) than females (43.46% and 46%). Coccidiosis was recorded as the major cause of morbidity and mortality followed by pneumonia and kid scours.