Epidemiological analysis for medical records of veterinary teaching Hospital, University of Mosul during 2017 to 2019

الملخص EN

This analysis aimed to (i) report diseases of animals received at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Mosul between years 2017 and 2019, and (ii) examine whether its records can be used in studying the factors associated with different diseases.

In this analysis, medical records of 1, 280 cases examined and diagnosed at the internal medicine section and/or clinical pathology laboratory were used.

Odds of diseases as a function of different factors were modeled using conditional logistic regression.

Results revealed that the number of cases was increased in 2018-2019 compared to the previous academic year.

The minimum number of cases was received in autumn, and the maximum was in summer.

The most received cases were from areas located at the south inside Mosul city.

The most received cases were generally gastrointestinal disturbances, blood parasites, and respiratory infections.

Skin affections were also frequently received.

Modeling diseases in ruminants indicated that blood parasites infection were higher in old ages compared to younger, greater in spring, summer, and autumn compared to winter, and more in city countryside compared to its inside.

Gastrointestinal parasites infection was greater in old ages compared to younger, higher in summer compared to autumn, winter, and spring.

Respiratory infections were higher in young animals compared to older ages, and greater in summer compared to autumn and spring.

Enteritis of different causes was higher in young animals compared to older ages, and greater in winter compared to summer.

In conclusion, records of this hospital are useful for studying animal diseases.