| prevalence of bovine campylobacteriosis in indigenous cattle of three states in nigeria. | a survey of bovine campylobacteriosis in breeding bulls and cows was carried out in the states of kaduna, kano and borno. six hundred and eighty nine cattle composed of 585 and 104 breeding bulls and cows respectively were sampled. campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis was isolated from 12 bulls while campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus was isolated from three of them. campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus was isolated from four cows while campylobacter fetus subsp. veneralis was isolated from one cow. ... | 1991 | 1763437 |
| molecular characterization of cryptosporidium spp. in native breeds of cattle in kaduna state, nigeria. | despite numerous molecular epidemiologic studies of cryptosporidiosis in dairy cattle in industrialized countries, there are very few studies on the diversity and public health significance of cryptosporidium species in native cattle in developing countries. in this study, a polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) analysis of the small-subunit (ssu) rrna gene was used to detect and identify cryptosporidium spp. in 194 fecal specimens from 2 to 365 days old ... | 2011 | 21277091 |
| a 6-year survey of pathological conditions of slaughtered animals at zango abattoir in zaria, kaduna state, nigeria. | a 6-year retrospective study (2000-2005) of animals slaughtered at the zango abattoir in zaria, kaduna state, nigeria was carried out to determine disease conditions encountered in slaughtered animals. records kept at the abattoir were analysed. a total of 69,307 cattle, 3,820 goats and 1,763 sheep were slaughtered for the period under study. of the 69,307 cattle slaughtered for the period, 22,459 (32.41%) were males and 46,848 (67.59%) were females, while 1,763 sheep were slaughtered comprising ... | 2011 | 20734135 |
| survey of bovine trypanosomosis in the kachia grazing reserve, kaduna state, nigeria. | this study assessed the prevalence of trypanosomes in cattle at the kachia grazing reserve (kgr) in march and june 2004 and in february 2005. a total of 1293 cattle blood samples were collected at random. the samples were analysed using the buffy coat technique and giemsa thin blood films for parasite detection and identification. the effects of herd pen location to watering and grazing point's distances (using the global positioning system (gps)) were determined and mean packed cell volume (pcv ... | 2009 | 19101087 |
| a serological survey for rift valley fever antibody in food animals in kaduna and sokoto states of nigeria. | a total of 1106 serum samples from cattle, sheep, goats and camels were collected from kaduna and sokoto states of nigeria. these were tested for the presence of antibody to rift valley fever virus by the agar gel immunodiffusion method. the antibody prevalence rates were 2.85% in cattle, 6.67% in sheep, 0.98% in goats and 3.13% in camels. | 1982 | 6820360 |
| some marketing aspects of slaughter animals in rural slaughterslabs in kaduna state of nigeria. | | 1983 | 6672889 |
| toxin-types of clostridium perfringens strains isolated from sheep, cattle and paddock soils in nigeria. | two-hundred and forty-five strains of clostridium perfringens isolated from the faeces of apparently healthy sheep and cattle and from their environments (paddock soils) in kano and kaduna states of nigeria were studied. the isolates were examined by the toxin-antitoxin neutralisation tests performed intradermally in depilated albino guinea-pigs. one-hundred and twenty-seven (53.1%) of the isolates were type a, 17 (7.1%) were type b, 14 (4.9%) were type c, 44 (18.4%) were type d and 19 (7.9%) we ... | 1986 | 2873674 |
| animal feeds as likely vehicles of clostridial infections in livestock. | a total of sixteen samples were collected from various food items on seven farms in three states of nigeria. these samples yielded thirty one clostridial isolates which were identified as eleven species. the species most frequently isolated was clostridium perfringens representing 35.5% of the isolates. the next highest was c. bifermentans with a frequency of 22.6%. the other nine species identified were each isolated at frequencies less than 10%. no farm yielded all the species isolated. the fa ... | 1985 | 2863738 |
| serological evidence of ife virus infection in nigerian indigenous domestic ruminants. | serological evidence of ife virus infection was observed in cattle, sheep, goats and camels in both ecological zones of sokoto and kaduna states of nigeria. the antibody prevalence rates differed between species and between zones, being highest in the guinea savanna. this is the first report of possible ife virus infection in domestic ruminants. | 1989 | 2540575 |
| sero-prevalence of agglutinins to listeria monocytogenes in nigerian domestic animals. | a survey using tube agglutination test was conducted to determine the antibody prevalence to listeria monocytogenes serotypes 1/2a, 1/2b, 1/2c, 3a and 4b in 1,190 serum samples of 8 animals species from various sources in kano and kaduna states of nigeria. following absorption with staphylococcus aureus antigen to remove cross-reacting agglutinins, 52 (68.4 p. 100) of the horse samples were positive. twenty-six (36.1 p. 100) pig, 52 (20.8 p. 100) cattle, 50 (20.0 p. 100) goat, 20 (20.0 p. 100) d ... | 1989 | 2518470 |
| studies on isolation and drug sensitivity of trypanosoma vivax in northern nigeria. | in a study to investigate the occurrence in cattle of trypanosoma vivax strains resistant to the normal therapeutic dose of homidium, 47 isolates of t. vivax were collected from 10 different trypanosomiasis treatment centres in the north central state of nigeria. of these 47 isolates, 23 produced infection in the experimental animals that were used for subsequent drug sensitivity trials. while all but one of the experimental cattle inoculated with t. vivax became infected, less than 50% of the e ... | 1975 | 1124965 |
| use of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for screening cattle for brucella antibodies in nigeria. | the prevalence of brucella antibodies in settled fulani cattle herds in kaduna state, nigeria, was determined by using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) technique. out of a total of 762 animals drawn randomly from 40 cattle herds in various areas of the state, 50 (6.6%) tested positive. there was no significant difference (p<0.01) in the number of reactors between male and female animals. brucella antibodies were detected in animals in all areas of the state but prevalence was highes ... | 1996 | 8833608 |
| bacteriological survey of leptospirosis in zaria, nigeria. | a total of 252 rodents were trapped in the environs of ahmadu bello university, zaria, over a two-year period, of which 221 were brown field rats (arvicanthus niloticus). only these were found positive (4.5%). titers were detected against leptospira interrogans, serovars australis, icterohaemorrhagiae, tarassovi and hardjo. all positive sera except one reacted against a single serovar. eight isolates were obtained from field rats: five were serovar australis, one ballum and two unidentified. fiv ... | 1982 | 7043824 |
| prevalence of antibodies to dermatophilus congolensis in sheep and goats in nigeria. | a serological survey on dermatophilosis was carried out amongst sheep and goats in kaduna state of nigeria. sera were obtained from slaughter animals and from sheep kept on an isolated ranch. the percentage of seropositive animals was 28.0 in slaughter sheep, 0.0 in sheep kept on the ranch, and 23.2 in slaughter goats. the high prevalence of d. congolensis antibodies among small ruminants compares well with the level of prevalence reported of cattle of cattle and calls for a concerted government ... | 1984 | 6730289 |
| the epidemiology of echinococcus infection in kaduna state, nigeria. | infection of dogs with echinococcus gramulosus is recorded for the first time in kaduna state. observations on 330 dogs from different suburbs revealed an incidence of 1.2 per cent. of slaughtered stock examined, hydatid cyst infections were found in sheep (7.1 per cent), goats (18.4 per cent), cattle (1.5 per cent), camels (70.9 per cent) and pigs (5 per cent). | 1979 | 552694 |