| prevalence of trypanosomiasis in sheep and goats in a region of northern nigeria. | the prevalence of trypanosomosis was studied during april-june 1991, in sheep and goats kept peridomestically in alkaleri and gombe local government areas of bauchi state in northern nigeria. a total of 615 animals. consisting of 258 sheep and 357 goats were examined for trypanosome infection. of this total, 19 (7.4%) sheep and 18 (5.0%) goats were positive giving a total infection rate of 37 (6.0%), 22 being positive with trypanosoma vivax, 9 with t. congolense and 6 with t. brucei. in order to ... | 1994 | 7709031 |
| lipid profiles and trans fatty acids in serum phospholipids of semi-nomadic fulani in northern nigeria. | the fulani are semi-nomadic pastoralists of west africa whose diet, culture, and economy are centred on cattle. previous studies have shown that the fulani of northern nigeria derive 50% of their total calories from fat and 30% of their calories from milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter oil that contain significant amounts of trans fatty acids (tfas), primarily vaccenic acid, which raise total serum cholesterol and low-density lipoproteincholesterol (ldl-c), and lower high-density lipoprotein-choles ... | 2010 | 20411679 |