<p>Bovine schistosomiasis is a snail-borne chronically debilitating neglected tropical disease of animals which is caused by the blood fluke trematode parasite, <i>Schistosoma bovis</i>. A cross-sectional study was conducted from January, 2024 to August, 2024 in Bahir Dar City to estimate the prevalence and to identify possible risk factors for the occurrence of bovine schistosomiasis. Multi-stage random sampling and sedimentation techniques were used to select the study animals and to process faecal samples, respectively. Out of 384 faecal samples examined 99 (25.78%) were found positive for <i>Schistosoma bovis</i>. Body condition score of the animals had statistically significant association (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05) with the occurrence of bovine schistosomiasis. Poor conditioned animals were more likely to test positive for <i>S. bovis</i> than those with good body condition score. Similarly, season had statistically significant association with the occurrence of bovine schistosomiasis. The higher prevalence of <i>Schistosoma bovis</i> infection was observed in the rainy season (30.91%) than in the dry season (18.90%). Animals were 0.51 times (AOR = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.314–0.837) less likely at risk during the dry season than the rainy season. Moreover, management system had statistically significant association with the occurrence of <i>Schistosoma bovis</i> infection. Extensively managed animals were 4.56 times (AOR = 4.56, 95% CI = 1.348–15.394) more likely test positive for <i>S.bovis</i> than those animals that were kept intensively. Bovine schistosomiasis is still a problem for cattle rearing in the study area. It needs risk based more strategic control approaches.</p>