Presents a Report on an investigation into the effect of peste des petits ruminats (PPR) outbreaks on the health and productivity of selected village goat populations in southwest Nigeria. Includes data on age & sex distribution of PPR among goats during outbreaks in different villages of Badeku ...
Opasina, B.A.
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[Outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants in village goat flocks in Nigeria]
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Outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants in village goat flocks in Nigeria
Trypanosoma vivax was diagnosed from 20 of 45 (44.4%) West African Dwarf sheep suspected of clinical trypanosomiasis on ILCA’s farm at Fasola in southwest Nigeria. The infection represented 11.8% of the total sheep on the station. Varying levels of parasitaemia and anaemia were observed among the...
Opasina, B.A.
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[Relationship between anaemia and parasitaemia in sheep naturally infected with Trypanosoma vivax in southwest Nigeria]
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Relationship between anaemia and parasitaemia in sheep naturally infected with Trypanosoma vivax in southwest Nigeria
Blood screening over 12 months in 4 groups of villages in southwest Nigeria revealed the prevalence of Trypanosoma vivax (3.5%) and Babesia motasi (20.4%). There was a very high infection rate from B.motasi, although clinical babesiosis was not common. Although infection from T.vivax and B.motasi...
Peste des pattits ruminants (PPR) and manage have been associated with high mortality and morbidity among village goats in southwest Nigeria. Twelve months of PPR control for village goats resulted in 75% reductions in mortality among the groups vaccinated. Survival indices of kids at preweaning ...
Opasina, B.A.
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[Effects of disease control on productivity of village goats in southwest Nigeria]
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Effects of disease control on productivity of village goats in southwest Nigeria