ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of different tissue closure techniques and omentopexy in incisional wound healing in West African Dwarf (WAD) goats. Twenty-five male WAD goats aged 6 – 8 months were used for this study. The mean anaesthetic induction, analgesic and surgery time (omentopexy) were: 2.71 ± 0.31, 25.96 ± 1.01 and 58.41 ± 3.20 minutes respectively for all the groups. Serosanguinous exudates were observed at the incision sites between PSD 1 – 8 in GPs A and D a...
ABSTRACT seroprevalence study of Brucella abortus antibodies was carried out in cattle and humans in Taraba State. The aim of the study was to determine the current status of B.abortus in cattle and humans and to find the distribution of the infection with respect to settled and nomadic herds, sex, breed, live and slaughtered cattle, geographical zones and occupation Two LGAs were randomly selected from each of the three senatorial zones totalling six LGAs. In each of the LGAs, 5 herds of ca...
Abstract : Escherichia coli O157 and Salmonella spp. are major food borne pathogens and the emergence of these pathogens has been reported in many countries. The objectives of this study were to examine the meat contact surfaces in Nsukka slaughterhouse and meat sales environment for E. coli O157 and Salmonella species, determine the enterotoxigenic potential and antibacterial resistance profile of the isolated bacteria. For this study, a total of 448 swab samples randomly collected from slau...
ABSTRACT Ten plant samples were screened for topical anti-inflammatory activity. PDI.ra/n hi~w,u leaf (Family: Commelinaceae) gave the highest activity. A gradient solvent extraction of the leaf will conducted using petroleum ether (40" - 60"). cliloroforcn and methanol respectivel~. The different fractions were tested for anti-~nflarnrnalot-y activ~ty, and the chlorofor~n extract showed the highest effect. It was then subjected to f~~rtlier anti-inflammatory and analgesic tec15. using both...
ABSTRACT To study effects of synergy between, an additional level of vitamin A, C and E and Selenium of chick infected with resistance Escherichia coli, a reduced dose of ampicillin trihydrate used for treatment and ampicillin trihydrate / Aluminium magnesium silicate drug formulation, on antimicrobial activities of ampicillin trihydrate used for the treatment of resistant E. coli infections. Seventy-six weeks old Harco cockerel chicks were infected with Ampicillin resistant E. coli. The ch...
Abstract A cross-sectional survey of trypanosome infection of pigs was carried out in three randomly selected Local Government Areas (Nsukka, Udenu and Igbo Eze South) out of the six local government areas in Enugu North Senatorial Zone. Blood samples collected at random from a total of 1800 pigs from abattoirs and farms were examined for trypanosomes using standard parasitological methods: wet film, buffy coat and Giemsa-stained thin smear preparations. The sensitivity of trypanosome isolat...
ABSTRACT The effects of oral administration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) on enteric methane emission, haematology, serum minerals, forage fractions degradability and production parameters in West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep were studied using three treatment groups designated A, B, C and a control group D. Treatment groups A, B and C received 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 grams SC per kilogram body weight (gSC/kgbw) respectively while group D served as control. Twenty adult female WAD sheep randomly di...
ABSTRACT Anaemia is one of the most clinically encountered conditions in animals and humans. It continues to be a global public health problem, affecting both developing and developed countries with major consequences for human and animal health as well as social and economic development. The objective of this study was to develop and test a rat model for experimental studies on sub-acute blood loss anaemia. The study design was an experimental research and development protocol, made up of ...
ABSTRACT The methanolic root bark extract of Afzelia Africana was tested for antidiabetic activities in-vivo. The acute toxicity of the extract was tested in mice and the result showed that the extract 6 has low toxicity. Investigation on the phytochemical constituents of the plant extract revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, steroids and saponins. The plant extract was tested for antidiabetic activities in alloxan-induced diabetic mice at doses; 62.5 mg/kg, 125 mg/kg, 25...
ABSTRACT The Toxicity of Aqueous Extracts of Sacoglottis gabonensis, Azadirachta indica and their Efficacy Against Eimeria tenella and Eimeria maxima infection in Broiler Chickens were studied. A total of 260 broiler chickens were used for this study. They were purchased at day old and maintained on a deep litter system in the Animal House of the Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The birds were acclimatized for four weeks and routinely vaccin...
ABSTRACT This study traced the developmental histology of the eyeball of the Red Sokoto goat during the prenatal and postnatal stages. Thirty Red Sokoto goat fetuses, 10 neonatal and 10 adult goat heads obtained from the abattoir were used for this study. The fetuses were aged using the standard formula while those of the adult goats were estimated by dentition. The eyes were dissected from the head and assigned to five groups (A-E). Eye samples were routinely processed for histological stud...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the response to Newcastle disease vaccination in previously vaccinated and unvaccinated poultry flocks experimentally infected with Newcastle disease virus. A total of 90 day old cockerel chicks procured from a local hatchery were used for the study. They were brooded under deep litter system for 3 weeks after which they were divided into 2 groups, A and B of 45 birds per group. Members of group A were subsequently vaccinated against Newcastle disease using N...
ABSTRACT The effects of Trypanosoma congolense infection and treatment on Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) vaccination in West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep were determined. Twenty (20) WAD sheep assigned to five (5) groups, of four (4) sheep each were used. Group A (Gp A) was the unvaccinated and uninfected control, Gp B- the vaccinated and uninfected control, Gp C- the vaccinated, uninfected and treated group, Gp D- the vaccinated, infected and treated group and Gp E- the vaccinated, infected ...
ABSTRACT Catfish is an important fresh water fish and is an excellent source of protein. However, it can be susceptible to microbial infection. This study therefore, was designed to determine the clinical and treatment outcomes in African Catfish experimentally infected with E. coli and S. gallinarium strains. A total of 160 juvenile African catfish were used for this study and they were randomly assigned into four groups (A, B, C, and D) of 40 fish each. Clinical isolates of E. coli and S.g...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of ESBL-producing enterobacteria in chickens and cattle slaughtered at Ikpa market, Nsukka; to identify the types of ESBL enzymes harboured by the ESBL-producing bacteria isolates and to determine the antibacterial résistance phenotype and genotype of the ESBL-producing isolates. This study adopted a survey design. It was conducted at Ikpa market, Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria. The market was purposively selected because it is a ma...